Let me respond. Just have the decency to let me respond.
I came here in good faith, and the first thing that happens to me is I'm insulted. For some reason I'm less of a Canadian, I'm less entitled to hold public office, because I only speak one of the official languages. You know, for the past number of years, as a public official in Manitoba, I have worked very hard for French language rights in that province. I have stood for French language rights.
My own riding understands where I stand on the issue of French language rights. I have never hesitated to protect French language rights, and I am willing to protect minority language rights in every part of the country. I'm willing to respect those who speak French alone, unilingually. I respect those who speak English, and of course there are certain fortunate people who speak both official languages.
I'm very proud of my own daughter, who's bilingual, who went to an immersion school. I didn't have that opportunity, but I can tell you that I am as committed as anyone to the issue of bilingualism in this country, the recognition and the protection of both official languages, and for you to come here and insult me in that way is quite a disgrace. I thought we had gotten beyond that kind of situation. Unbelievable.