Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. In his report, the Official Languages Commissioner deplores the difficulty that the federal government has providing services in both official languages. He says that this year's review of various offices shows that the situation leaves much to be desired, except in Quebec. All too often, service in the minority official language is mediocre if not non-existent.
How can the Prime Minister, who claims that francophones can live anywhere in this country and prosper, explain that year after year the federal government continues to fail to provide French-language service to francophones outside Quebec?