We are talking about the modernization of the act. We are all politicians around the table and, frankly, we all know that language sometimes becomes a political issue.
However, I do not feel that way. I think that our language is what belongs to us the most and what defines us as human beings. So we have to rise above partisanship.
I really liked what was said earlier. Yet, when we talk about the federal government, especially public servants and the machinery of government, that is one thing. But how can we make us as politicians understand, across party lines, that linguistic duality is important, that the modernization of the act involves everyone and that we have to rise above partisanship because our language is what defines us?
To move forward, we have to build on something. How can we ensure that the modernization of the act becomes apolitical and is the true reflection of what is happening in minority language communities?
The question is for both witnesses.