Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. Yes, of course we think the Official Languages Act should be respected.
In the preamble to his intervention the hon. member talked about health as a totally provincial jurisdiction. That is not my interpretation of health care in Canada. It is a shared jurisdiction. It is clear from the British North America Act that there is a significant federal component to health care. The federal government has responsibility for maintaining the five principles of the Canada Health Act. The federal government needs to work with the provinces and territories in this area but it is not an either/or situation. It is the same in agriculture where there is joint jurisdiction.
Regarding the Official Languages Act, there is no question our party supports the hon. member's view.