Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Calgary Shepard.
I wish he had asked me that question before I started my speech, because I could have spent 15 minutes answering it and I would have done so with passion.
Quebec itself has a duty to protect the French fact in North America. Quebec is a francophone island in an anglophone sea. There are francophones in the United States too. I think Quebec has a responsibility to stay strong in order to protect such francophone communities outside Quebec.
I would suggest that a quick look at the work we are doing in committee, specifically on the broadcasting bill, will make it clear that the Bloc Québécois does take the reality of francophone communities outside Quebec to heart.
This is a subject I find extremely interesting. I could go on talking about it for some time, as I said, but I will give other people a chance.