I agree with you completely.
The English-speaking community understands the importance of this in Quebec and has made tremendous strides in learning French and working in French. Ninety-four per cent of English-speaking Quebeckers are able to have a conversation in French.
However, as with a francophone outside Quebec who is bilingual, it's important that we still have the federal organization services we are entitled to, as a minority linguistic community, and the opportunity for careers in federal organizations. There are positions, internally, that do not require you to deal with the public in both languages. That is fine. You can work alone. It gives you an opportunity to work, as I mentioned, in these federal organizations, which are national. You can have a career, nationally, while you remain in the province you love and want to work in.
Certainly, I agree with you. We should be more and more bilingual. As English-speaking Quebeckers, we understand the importance of being able to speak French and work in French. We just want to be respected as English-speaking Quebeckers as well.
