Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his kind words, of course. I am flattered.
First of all, in my speech, which I also invite this member to read, I never excluded francophones outside Quebec. I asked whether there would be an information highway for francophones. I did not specify that it would be for Quebec alone and that it would not go outside our province. The information highway covers quite a distance. I would have a lot of trouble stopping it at the Quebec border. I spoke about an information highway for francophones, meaning all francophones in Canada.
I have no objection to there being a French Canadian people. But I am no longer part of that group. When I was growing up, I was taught in school that I was a French Canadian. Later on, I was told that I was a Quebecer and I like that better. But I will not be faulted for preferring to be a Quebecer to being a French Canadian. As a French Canadian, I am a second class citizen. As a Quebecer, I am a first class citizen. That is the difference. I have no objection to their being French Canadians, but why are we given less money to produce television programs?