I thank the hon. member for Verchères—Les Patriotes for his speech and his personal comments.
When I was first elected in 1993, at the same time as the hon. member, I was totally unilingual. He was the whip for the Bloc and I for the Opposition, and so I told him that my problem with French was that he spoke too fast for me. I think that was the problem.
The hon. member is a real professional, a true democrat, a good man and a good friend. Good luck, my friend.