Mr. Speaker, on the weekend, the Minister of Official Languages declared that we are on the verge of a linguistic crisis.
I have news for her. French has been in decline in Quebec for a long time, and much of the blame for that lies with the federal government, whether Liberal or Conservative. She is like a pyromaniac who yells “fire!”. Ottawa has been gutting Bill 101 since 1977. Ottawa funds organizations that challenge Quebec laws. Ottawa opposes the application of Bill 101 to federally regulated businesses.
Will the government admit that the linguistic crisis is largely Ottawa's doing?