Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Burnaby—New Westminster on the quality of his French. He speaks French very well and I admire him for wanting to speak in the language of Molière like he does. However, I point out to him that if we do not use the language of Shakespeare, it is because we do not wish to, not because we are not capable. I am making this distinction because he said earlier that the Bloc members were not well informed. I am sorry, but I travelled all across Canada and I know full well who speaks French and who does not in Canada. To claim that we are not well informed is misinformation.
The member always talks about the Liberal Party, but we know that it is the governing party that is opposed to the fact that the people can speak French in their workplace in Quebec.
I would like the member to comment on a statement by the Prime Minister. He said: “As a federal political leader, I would not interfere in Quebec's linguistic policy and I would let the courts deal with the constitutional disputes.”
The Prime Minister also said: “It would be incorrect to claim that I agree with every aspect of Bill 101. It is one thing to recognize the predominance of the French language and to promote French as the language spoken at home.”
The member spoke well about our motion. Could he tell us what he thinks of the Conservatives in that regard?