I was just clarifying what the hon. member said earlier. She's the one who mentioned the events that took place and the fact that all the speakers spoke French. I am pleased to recall the presence of some of the people who spoke, including the Prime Minister's mother.
If WE Charity is fundamentally Canadian, has roots in Quebec and looks after francophones, why did it ask NATIONAL to look after francophones? It's precisely to answer this question that our motion asks that the people from WE Charity appear before the committee and explain why they asked NATIONAL to provide services. This would be a good thing, since we wanted to ask the people from NATIONAL why they accepted this task and what they did.
I could quote Joël-Denis Bellavance's article published last week in the La Presse, but as a parliamentarian, I prefer that they come here and answer specifically the questions of my friend Mr. Arseneault, who I respect and appreciate. He's absolutely right when he reminds us that the francophone community doesn't just mean Quebec. I tip my hat to him and thank him for that clarification.
We must determine why WE Charity awarded a contract, without calling for tenders, to a private public relations firm to look after Quebec and the Francophonie. If these people were so Canadian, so bilingual and so rooted in Quebec, they might not have had to do it that way.