Mr. Speaker, I thank my gracious and competent colleague for her question.
French is in decline in Quebec and across the country. To achieve substantive equality of both official languages, we have to do more to protect and promote French all across Canada as well as in Quebec. Our approach gives francophones in Quebec and in regions with a strong francophone presence the right to obtain service in French and work in French without discrimination in businesses under federal jurisdiction.
We must also be an exemplary government, the public service must respect the Official Languages Act, we must support bilingualism, and we need to give the Official Languages Act teeth.