After that counter speech I am not quite sure where to begin.
First, does the hon. member who posed that convoluted question think that 55 per cent of the French speaking people who live in the national capital region go up to the cockpit while they are on some flight, use the radio and handle the aircraft control procedures for the pilot?
The two per cent is documented. It is the optimum figure in terms of the French language used in the national capital region.
I would love to compare passports with the hon. member. I suggest that I travel at least as much as he does and probably quite a bit more. English is the international language of aviation.
I have no problem with the idea of using French in Quebec because that is the language there. I would even go along with providing the service here. However, we are going so far beyond the amount necessary to provide the service to those who require it that it is absolutely ridiculous.
When the member talks of implementing this right across Canada it is no wonder the budget is so totally out of control.