Thank you, Mrs. Fortier.
I'd like to raise a point. What's extraordinary is that Canada is the second most important player in the international francophonie after France. What is also extraordinary is that Ms. Catherine Cano, the former president of the Canadian Parliamentary Channel, or CPAC, who appeared before us some time ago, has become the number two representative of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the OIF.
I am also told that in the United States, there are upwards of 10 million francophones or francophiles.
The government decided to group under one umbrella the international francophonie, the Canadian francophonie and official languages, among others. In light of that, would it be advisable to add a chapter to this new law to promote what we are as Canadians and as a country with two official languages? I'm thinking of both the Canadian population and the American population, and that of practically every other country on the planet. That would allow us to say that we have two official languages and that it works.
I did not see this in your proposal. I would just like to hear your thoughts on the idea of promotion.