Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to say I am appalled at the statements made by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs who said this morning that Quebec sovereignists were racist. I think that is entirely unacceptable.
My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Increasingly, francophones see their language and culture threatened in Canada. The CRTC, whose mission includes preserving the cultural identity of francophones in the broadcasting sector, is being forced to shift its decisions as we saw recently when an exemption was granted to Power DirecTv for the use of an American satellite for television transmissions.
Now that Power DirecTv has applied to the CRTC for a broadcasting licence for pay per view television, what guarantees do francophones in Quebec and the rest of Canada have that the regulations now in effect at the CRTC will be enforced this time, unlike what happened in this recent case before the CRTC?