Good morning, Mr. Corbeil.
Listening to you, it's as if you were forecasting the weather: you can say what you want with statistics. I was the Minister of Immigration and I can tell you that Moroccans, Algerians and Tunisians are part of the Francophonie, they are very francophone even though they speak Arabic; they nevertheless are francophones. I think it is rather arbitrary to depict the situation in a certain way and to play with the notion of allophone. I don't feel quite comfortable with that.
Please explain your methodology to me. Contrary to my friends Mr. Nadeau and Mr. Beauchemin, who believe that francophones living outside Quebec are "warm corpses", I think we must be vigilant. Whether you agree or not with the services provided or with the philosophy of each political party with regard to the promotion of a language and, consequently of community groups, remains a political issue.
I would like us to examine more closely the notion of allophone, because this data is essential if we are to get an accurate picture of the country. I think that we generally need to see the situation more clearly.