Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First I want to react to Mr. Julian's comments, if I may, about the New Democratic Party representing all the ridings where there are linguistic minorities. They do represent some. Certainly they've done very well in northern Ontario, but I'm not sure that holds in New Brunswick. I'm sure it doesn't hold in eastern Ontario. Mr. Galipeau is proof of that. I'm proof of that.
I don't think it holds true in Manitoba either. St. Boniface is represented by
the government party. Let's be fair here, Julian.
They've done well in certain areas, but they don't represent all the ridings where there are linguistic minorities.