Mr. Speaker, my Conservative colleagues seem to be forgetting something.
To refresh their memory, I would like to go back to an extensive study that I happened to read in the early 2000s. This study attempted to show the difference between Canadian and American culture.
When an English-speaking Canadian was asked what the difference is between them and an American, they responded that Canada has a public health care system and prefers multiculturalism to the melting pot.
When a francophone is asked the same question, they will talk about language and culture. It is true that there is not a big difference between the cultural products consumed by an English-speaking Canadian and an American, but, for a Quebecker, there is a fundamental difference. Bill C‑10 makes it possible to protect Quebec's distinct culture, among other things, because that is what people in the cultural sector are asking for.
I am astounded that no Conservative realizes that.