I don't have a crystal ball, and I don't think any government can come up with a permanent solution because this is a complex, multigenerational problem. I don't think the idea is to find a single solution. Many actions will have to be taken to promote French in both Quebec and the minority language communities outside Quebec.
The starting point, as I see it, is obviously the constitutional framework and the equality of status of the two official languages. The Parliament of Canada, thus far, may have established a framework for the application of those principles across the country. My objective today wasn't necessarily to predict the outcomes of one policy or another but to highlight the scope of the proposed changes to that known and established framework. I encourage you to ensure that the changes you propose and put forward are the product of informed choices.
The issue, in my mind, was the extent to which the changes proposed to protect French in Quebec might risk diverting us from the equality of status guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and implemented under the present act. That was my thinking.