Good afternoon.
It's unfortunate that we didn't go with Ms. Gladu's amendment. It was quite reasonable, and this is unacceptable for Ms. Gladu. We are therefore obliged to continue speaking to the motion.
I'm going to speak to the part of the motion with which I agree. If that part had been the entire motion, I think it would have been unanimous.
The passage in question reads as follows:
That the committee recognize that French is just as important to Canada's bilingual status as the English language and that French is indispensable to Canada's identity;
I completely agree with that proposal.
During the break, we talked about Lucky Luke and the Daltons. I read that comic strip as a child. I also used it in my classes, because students liked it. The Daltons mean a lot to me. I identified the most with Joe, because he's the smallest. The Daltons were villains, though.
Canada's identity is important. We see it across Canada and around the world—