We resume the public session.
I have two notices of motion, which we will not debate, given that they are just notices. We will see where to fit them in the schedule.
The first notice of motion is from John Nater and reads as follows:
That the Committee request that the Prime Minister issue a written response to the Committee within 30 calendar days explaining and justifying his use of the majority language in a minority language context.
The second notice of motion is from Sylvie Boucher and reads as follows:
That the Committee request that the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Mr. Sean Casey, communicates with Canadians in both official languages while in Ottawa as well as on social media.
We can talk about them, but neither of the notices can be debated today.
As chair, I question whether John Nater's motion is in order. What is our role as the Standing Committee on Official Languages in terms of the Official Languages Act? Is the committee's mandate so extensive as to determine whether the Prime Minister should provide answers in French or in English, particularly to journalists? Everyone knows what happened. This is a notice of motion, but I would first like to hear your comments on whether the notice is in order.
Mr. Choquette, go ahead.