Madam Speaker, I am sorry I am not able to address the member in French. I am taking French lessons and working on that.
I wanted to point out that as a progressive in Alberta who represents Edmonton Strathcona, I also represent the people who did not vote for the Conservatives in Alberta, which is about 40% of Albertans. As a large portion of the francophone community is in my riding, I would like to clarify something.
Do I understand correctly that the member was not saying that Alberta had not contributed to our country? I do think the member did not mean to say that Alberta has not contributed to our country, though that was what I heard. I just wanted to clarify that Alberta's oil and gas sector has had an important role in Canada, building Alberta and Canada. I just wanted to get some clarification on that.