Good morning.
My name is Sylvie Boucher and I am a member of the greater Quebec City area, specifically the riding of Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix. I was parliamentary secretary for official languages for a year and a half and then parliamentary secretary for the status of women. Since 2006, I have been fighting hard for the French language, even though I am a Quebecker myself.
Today, I must say that, as I'm listening to you, I find it interesting that you, as unilingual anglophones, have been drawn to our language. Mr. Bentley and Mr. Anderson, you talked a lot about your personal experience, but what made you want to speak French? You were from a unilingual English family, and today, you are fighting to make people understand that you can be both bilingual—anglophone and francophone—and live in French.
Can you tell me what attracted you to French and why you have chosen this cause today?