Absolutely.
What I meant and what I continue to believe is that over and above the obligations we have, we must carry a spirit of bilingualism within the institutions and within all federal institutions.
I made that speech also to the heads of federal agencies that, yes, there are some rules we need to follow, but we need to do more than that to make it lively and to make it possible also.
So it's to create a real spirit of bilingualism within the institutions; that's what we are after. It's more than being able to get a “B” or whatever. This is not the spirit we're looking for. We need to have a true bilingual institution that can serve Canadians in the language of their choice.
This is coming to me from my readings from the 18th century, which tell us about our founding principles. This is grounded in those founding principles of this nation.