I will continue:
[...] taking into account their uniqueness, diversity, and historical and cultural contributions to Canadian society —
Clause 2 would therefore be amended by replacing line 1 on page 2 with the following: society, as well as the fact that they have different needs — as an integral part of the two official language
The anglophone minority in Quebec has different needs than the francophone and Acadian minorities. It benefits from well-funded, if not overfunded, facilities.
Next, in item (b), the amendment seeks to amend clause 2 by adding after line 8 on page 2 the following: AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to respecting Quebec's language planning choices, as set out in Quebec's Charter of the French language;
That would be added after the following: AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to protecting and promoting the French language, recognizing that French is in a minority situation in Canada and North America due to the predominant use of English;
We know that French is in decline because we're unable to make French the common language. I believe that Quebec being able to choose its language planning and ensure the future of French is part of its right to self-determination.
Item (c) seeks to amend clause 2 by replacing line 3 on page 2 with the following: while taking into account the fact that they have different needs, to provide services in both English and French, to respect
That would come after the following: AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada is committed to cooperating with provincial and territorial governments and their institutions to support the development of English and French linguistic minority communities,
The rest of the amendment would remain as is.
In the throne speech two years ago, it was said that the federal government also had a responsibility to protect French in Quebec. This amendment is entirely consistent with that. We must take the different needs into account and have an approach that differentiates Quebec's anglophone community from the francophone and Acadian communities outside Quebec, which lack facilities and whose assimilation rate increases with each census. It's not English that is threatened in Quebec, it's French.