Mr. Speaker, we were expecting our colleagues opposite, especially the Bloc Quebecois, to congratulate the government on this announcement, but they are silent.
This substantial increase of $70 million, or 33%, over last year's budget will go to official language communities throughout the country. Details on how and where this money will be used will be given in the coming weeks.
But this confirms the government's firm commitment to linguistic duality, the cornerstone of Canadian public policy.