The government is conducting a study on this subject because we also have concerns. So we want to help you as soon as possible. I assure you this is not a political response.
For my part, I believe in the Francophonie, in your investments and your efforts, and I frankly congratulate you.
However, with regard to the motion, I am concerned by the question of “the impacts” because that means that we'll be introducing witnesses who will tell us how this has affected them and so on.
There's a measure of urgency, and we don't really have time to invite all of these organizations back to say how it's impacting you. We know it's impacting you all. I think we can agree that it's impacting you negatively. We want to figure out how to fix it, so I think we should study the delays and how we can
improve those delays.
Every organization is going to come in and say they want it sooner, and I think we can agree on that. I don't think we have to bring 50 witnesses in and delay other very important studies we have to do to improve official languages in our country.
That is my concern. Then we'll have to talk about a date. We only have one meeting left, and it will be impossible to do anything by the one meeting. I agree with Monsieur Rodriguez in principle and in spirit, with slight amendments so it's not based on the organizations, because I truly believe, and we all agree, that they're all impacted negatively.