One could say that French is the official language of Quebec without reference to this charter.
My second question is somewhat more specific.
We're now talking about a section that's not only the preamble but deals with a very specific provision. It deals with interprovincial agreements.
The federal government is perhaps saying there's a federal service that will be offered by the provinces, and as a result, we are now going to deal with them to negotiate an agreement. We've had a judgment in British Columbia that was very clear as to the importance of ensuring that, if it is a federal service, the minority language community is offered the service in that language and the federal government has such obligations.
Quebec's Charter of the French Language today, Bill 96, which is now referred to in this clause in proposed paragraph (b), explicitly states that in order to receive services in English for government services you need to have access to English schools. That is not our policy for the federal government. That is not our policy for federal services. We don't pick and choose who gets access to services in English.
If you were a member of the minority language community in Quebec, would you not be concerned that mentioning, in proposed section 45.1, a law that deprives a certain section of the Quebec population who wants to be served in English of the right to be served in English...? Would you not be concerned that would infringe on your rights?
I'm concerned about that, which is why I'm proposing to delete the reference to Bill 96.
Ms. Boyer, do you think that's a valid concern?