Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Going back to federal-provincial relations, earlier Mr. Arseneault made a connection with the bad provinces, or at least the provinces that are resisting the carbon tax. We could do the same thing in the provinces that resist the francophonie or, in any case, services to francophones. Perhaps we could punish them in a way. Wouldn't there be another way to do that? We know that relations with francophone communities are difficult in a number of provinces. How could the federal government include that in the Official Languages Act? Since the provinces obviously have to be respected, how can we integrate that into the act? I completely agree with you: sometimes money is given to the provinces, but that money ultimately isn't used for the very specific and defined purposes it's intended to serve. Sincerely, I would cut their funding, but we have to find the right way to do it. It's a matter of accountability, not punishment.
Would you like to react to that, Ms. Lapierre?