Madam Speaker, a few weeks ago we were all shocked when a Conservative member told a francophone minister that he should not speak French in the House. I found that shameful, but the member graciously apologized.
I am now shocked to hear a member of the Bloc Québécois say that, as an anglophone member from Quebec, I should not speak English in the House of Commons. I use both official languages in the House because I represent a riding that is made up of two communities.
Does the member agree that English-speaking Quebeckers, and all English-speaking people, should have the right to speak in English in the chamber, the same way that every French-speaking person should have the right to speak French?