I appeal to your independence. As the minister said, the Standing Committee on Official Languages is independent. You are free to amend Mr. Choquette's motion, so please let yourself do so. What is stopping you? You do not have to follow your whip’s instructions. This is an independent committee.
Ms. Lapointe, you are constantly talking about the anglophone community in Quebec. Now it turns out that they are calling on us today. What will the papers say tomorrow? They will say that Ms. Lapointe voted against the possibility for the communities to meet with the Prime Minister. That is what the papers will say tomorrow.
The committee is independent. The minister clearly said so in the House. Ladies and gentlemen, do your job. The communities are asking you to do so. It's as simple as that.