Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I listened closely to everything that was said and I respect what was said. The common denominator in the views expressed was ultimately safety. We know what happened at the Maritime Rescue Centre in Quebec over the last two years. I can assure you that, since then, the government has provided services in both official languages, and it did so perfectly. This issue is not related to official languages. I understand that people have questions about safety, and so that really falls to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. I don't agree that this is an official languages issue, since there is no evidence supporting the fact that services were not offered in both English and French in Quebec over the last two years.
However, as far as safety is concerned, that I understand. Therefore, this matter should be sent to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, which has more expertise in issues involving the safety of Canada's waterways, especially in the area we are talking about. That committee is no doubt the place where there will be an explanation for how long it took to react after calls were placed. This is not an official languages issue. If we were able to show that official languages were problematic in Quebec today, which is the starting point for all of this, I would understand. However, if we are concerned about safety, protocol and response time after a call has been received, that is the purview of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
We are going to vote against this motion, because we believe that the matter should be studies by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. That committee will decide what needs to be done. I would invite Ms. Papillon to take her case to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. I think that this is the right way to go.