Mr. Speaker, it is very difficult for me to blame the minister of Indian affairs for quoting the member of the Reform Party.
The hon. member said that he was proud to be a redneck. He got up and said that a few minutes ago. Maybe he wants to withdraw what he said in the House. I never used that term myself. I invite the member from Edmonton and everyone else to be very generous with the diversity of this country.
When I was in Edmonton, I knew it would not be a popular statement on his part but the premier of Alberta said that he believed it is a good thing for Canada to have a policy on bilingualism. To me it is not imputing motives to people who do not subscribe to that but I have been in public life for 30 years. The fact that we have two official languages in Canada is a good thing. I can see some progress because some members of the Reform Party apparently are taking French lessons. I am very happy about that.