Thank you very much.
First of all, I too am going to reiterate my appreciation of the comments you made on the preamble issue. What we see here is that it really helps us reassert principles, the fundamental values of this country and the importance of bilingualism. That has all been disregarded in the past. As you said so well, you have not yet heard any valid arguments in favour of striking the preamble. I will not ask you to compromise yourself on that point, but personally, if we wanted to remove it, I would see no other reason for it than a lack of political will to strengthen bilingualism in Canada.
Which brings me to my question. At our last meeting, an objection was raised to the effect that Bill C-419 did not reflect the constitutional right of the incumbents of agent of Parliament offices to address Parliament in the official language of their choice. Can you comment on that interpretation of the bill? I do not view the matter in that light and I would like to hear your opinion on the subject.