What is difficult is that in Quebec, the language of work is French. An effort is being made to make French the common language. This is vital to ensure the future of French in Quebec, and federal institutions really are a hindrance to that effort.
Mr. Barrière, the vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada in Quebec, has even said that there is systemic discrimination in the federal public service in Quebec that assumes that communications will be in English first, when French should be the language of work. What can you do about this?
There is a request by the Quebec government to amend Bill C‑13. The amendment calls for recognition that French is the predominant language—I would have said "common language"—in the federal public service in Quebec.
Do you think that is something that could be considered?