Mr. Speaker, you know that sitting in this House can sometimes make us cynical, unfortunately. Indeed, it takes time before we can change things. It is difficult: we have to push, to persevere, to convince, to convince further people in our political party, but also, of course, members of other political parties, of the merits of a case that we argue.
My colleague has succeeded many times to change things. Shortly before his speech, we talked about a great success that he achieved recently regarding official languages and Air Canada. Indeed, he is a great supporter of the respect of francophones' rights across Canada.
I thank him for his speech and for the support given to the motion introduced today by the Bloc Québécois through me. I would like to ask him a question. Since it is quite rare—unfortunately too rare in our system—that a private member's initiative is followed through, does he not think that the government, as well as all the other parties, should agree to ensure that, once the bill is introduced before May 31, 2005, the process is expedited, while respecting, of course, our duty to examine very carefully a bill that may have major consequences on the lives of citizens, including their rights and freedoms? Does he not think that we should expedite the process to ensure that the bill to reverse the burden of proof, once the accused has been found guilty, is passed as quickly as possible?