Mr. Speaker, the allegations the opposition member is making are totally unfounded and, what is more, he is attacking my credentials as a francophone. Allow me to say that his French name does not entitle him to defend all francophone traditions.
My family has been here since 1648. My entire family has defended the francophone literature, culture, language, institutions, and no member of the Bloc Quebecois or of the Parti Quebecois can tell me what my family has done from the francophone point of view.
In my opinion, the Bloc Quebecois are the ones working against the interests of Quebec at this time, and the ones whose efforts will gradually weaken the influence of the French language and culture in Quebec. It is they who are doing a disservice to francophones.