Madam Chair, I salute my colleague from La Pointe-de-l'Île.
This evening, my colleagues from all parties have been quoting René Lévesque left and right. I remind my Quebec friends that René Lévesque was born where I am from, in Acadia, in northern New Brunswick, at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton. However, I do not know whether that had a positive or negative influence on his career. Time will tell.
As an Acadian, I am well aware that my community unfortunately has a head start on Quebec when it comes to linguistic assimilation and the decline of the French fact, at least in our respective communities.
I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on the causes of the decline of French in Montreal, since that is what we are debating this evening. How does he think immigration is affecting Montreal and its ability to attract newcomers and head offices?