Sorry, I'll stop you right there.
In recent weeks, we've met with witnesses, including Stéphanie Chouinard from Queen's University in Kingston. She literally called into question the automatic response of the government, regardless of the party in power, which seems to consider official languages a nuisance rather than a reality or an obligation. Quite frankly, I just about fell off my chair when she said that. If the government operates in this manner, no wonder it's so difficult to comply with the Official Languages Act.
I'll tie this in with the modernization of the Official Languages Act. Should we make sure that the new act includes parameters for emergencies in Canada?