Mr. Speaker, there is only one French-language military college left in Canada, that is, Saint-Jean. Unfortunately, we were told yesterday that the federal government has decided to axe this true symbol for francophones. My question is for the Minister of Finance or the Minister of National Defence.
How can he reconcile this decision with the official languages policy so highly spoken of by the Prime Minister? Will he have us believe that the French heritage of the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean will not be lost if its activities are transferred to the Royal Military College in Kingston?