Mr. Speaker, earlier, the member said he did not consider francophones as second class people and he is right, as was another of my colleagues who was misquoted when he said that the perception of people is that, when they see how francophones have been treated, they have the impression they were treated as second class people.
In Quebec for example, the rights of anglophones are well respected, we are a model for the rest of the world. For instance, an English speaking person from Quebec can be elected and sit in the House of Commons or the National Assembly. Three Equality Party members spoke only English and they sat in the National Assembly. I am a francophone, I speak only French and I sit here. Could a Newfoundland member speak only French, as the member speaks only English, and still be allowed to sit in the House of Commons? Could he get elected?