Mr. Chair, I think that's a step in the right direction, but since we're going to the trouble of modernizing the Official Languages Act, it would have been better to adopt my amendment.
For the benefit of the people in the room and those following the proceedings virtually, I will again read new subsection 42(1), as proposed by Bill C-13:
42(1) The Government of Canada is committed to advancing the use of English and French in the conduct of Canada’s external affairs and to promoting French as part of Canada’s diplomatic relations.
I want to say how disappointed I am. As I said at the outset, the language being proposed would be stronger than it is now, but weaker than what I had proposed. I'm disappointed, but such is the thrusting and parrying of Parliament, and I have to live with that.