Mr. Speaker, during his testimony in committee, the minister responsible for official languages co-ordination said:
If the rate of assimilation were 65%, it would be discouraging.
However the rate of assimilation of francophones in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan is over 70%.
If the minister is discouraged by a rate of assimilation of 65%, it is urgent that he take action. Will he therefore lay out for us, as the official languages commissioner has requested, his plan of action and tell us what resources he intends to devote to changing this state of affairs?