Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to make a comment related to the question my colleague asked.
I learned French through an immersion program, and I think those programs need to be adequately funded. We must recognize that this funding is not only for language learning, but also for creating a Canadian identity. It also helps support francophone rights and francophone communities across the country.
That's why I'm a member of this committee. I'm one of those who believes that we must act as quickly as possible to protect the French language. All of this was made possible by my education in an immersion program.
Mr. Lepage, my question is on another topic. I want to focus on the lack of coercive powers to deal with violators of the Official Languages Act. For example, within the government, this is part of the mandate of Canadian Heritage, a department with minimal power to influence other departments. I would also like to add the problem related to the complaints process by the Commissioner of Official Languages, who lacks the means to act.
This is a picture of how important it is that the federal government respect the Official Languages Act.
What solutions would make it possible to show that the federal government takes official languages complaints seriously?