Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Defence.
The Department of National Defence is the subject of an unprecedented application to the Federal Court by the commissioner of official languages, who is accusing it of systemic discrimination against members of francophone soldiers' families. This is especially the case in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where several francophone families have been the victims of this disgraceful and generalized discrimination.
How can the defence minister tolerate the systemic discrimination practised by his department for over 26 years against members of francophone soldiers' families on Canadian army bases?