I'm going to read you what's written in the May 27 issue of L'Acadie Nouvelle:
He also wants to know whether the act that requires the Coast Guard to offer search and rescue services in both official languages at all times was complied with.
You see that we've turned around this question from the outset. Following these events, you no doubt searched your conscience to see what had happened.
I'm speaking to Mr. Dumais or Mr. Da Pont. Perhaps Mr. Da Pont can give me a better answer. It's not that I don't want Mr. Dumais to answer me. You have to prepare for distress cases. Do you consider bilingualism adequate in these cases? I say “adequate” from a rescue and distress perspective. It may be adequate to determine whether a boat is coming, but we don't care about that; that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about distress and rescue cases.
How do you see that, Mr. Da Pont?