I have noticed that—and I think this is the reality—among politicians who care about French, who speak French, who are francophones and francophiles, there is sometimes a competition to see who can best defend French. I think we can all agree that we will all defend the French language. In my case, I will do so until the end of my life. I was raised in this language and my education was entirely in French, except for law. I believe I have proven myself, but in reality, whenever someone speaks out about the reality of this politicization, they are accused of all kinds of wrongdoing.
This is unfortunate, because we fundamentally care about French precisely because it is part of our national identity.