I would like to propose an amendment to the motion. It is being sent to you right now. In the fourth paragraph, after the word “including”, I would add “by applying the new asymmetrical approach of the Official Languages Act in favour of French in Quebec”.
I think it’s important, even if Mr. Miller downplayed the issue by saying he was tired of this debate, that it was an identity question and that, in his opinion, discussing the decline of French amounted to politicizing the debate. He backtracked by stating that he loved French and that he would defend it until the end of his days. The fact remains that his own department works only for English in Quebec. If we love French, we should defend it.
That’s why I propose an amendment to add these words to the fourth paragraph. This is actually a wording that has already been adopted in the context of another motion.