Mr. Speaker, let us take a hard look at the situation. If we were to keep the old criterion of language spoken at home, we would find ourselves in the ridiculous situation where a Quebecer who spoke Portuguese at home would be considered an anglophone for the purpose of determining the level of services to be provided to citizens.
Is the minister prepared to admit that using the criterion of language spoken at home rather than mother tongue would mean that anyone whose mother tongue is neither French nor English would be considered an anglophone? He is the minister responsible and he should give us an answer.