Thank you, Madam Chair.
I have been involved in advocating for the rights of official languages in a minority situation for more than 40 years. I was there when the Official Languages Act was established. I have observed the work of this committee throughout all this time.
About 10 years ago, I was part of the staff who assisted the committee chair. I never witnessed the partisanship and fanaticism that I've seen here this morning.
I must tell you that 40 years ago, things were very difficult, because people objected to the very concept of official languages. They did this in a very disgraceful manner. Right now, we have reached a point where we need to get things back on track, and we can do this better using honey as opposed to vinegar.
As for the issue that concerns me this morning—