With all due respect, Minister, your comparison doesn't apply. To my mind, the Treasury Board is the general manager, and everything that happens on the ice is directly related to it.
What I understand from your remarks is that you're open to amendments, but not to the entire bill. That's the problem. The status quo won't protect the French language, and that's unfortunately what Bill C-13 proposes.
You said you were the Minister of Official Languages. Can you tell us how that works in cabinet? What aspects of Bill C-13 have you had accepted around the cabinet table? Can you show us the stamp you've put on this bill? When I read the bill, I see that the Minister of Official Languages has no power. The only reason your title appears there, Minister, is that you sponsored the bill.
How can the bill be implemented if the Minister of Official Languages, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the President of the Treasury Board share authority for its implementation and there are grey areas? When it comes to implementing the act, we'll fall through the cracks and the French language will pay the price.
What powers do you have at the cabinet table? What did you add to the bill? What stamp has the Minister of Official Languages put on Bill C-13?