We've been talking about reparations in French Canada for many years—some of you have been fighting that fight for longer than I have. Once again, the issue is the basic values of this country. Are we going to invest money to right the wrong that has been done in the 50 years the act has existed, and beyond, since we can go back further than that?
Some measures don't work, and the communities should be asked what constitutes a positive measure. Does that involve asking Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to invest in the Réseaux en immigration francophone, the RIF, to promote francophone immigration? Should the same amount then be granted to Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick? Do those four provinces have the same needs? I don't know. I'm not an expert, but I think the measures should be commensurate with francophone population density. The most basic concept that should be defined is the concept of a "positive measure".