Madam Speaker, no one here will be surprised to learn that I am a sovereignist. My colleagues in the Conservative Party purport to be defenders of francophone communities outside Quebec and of bilingualism, but at a time of increasing questioning of the French fact and bilingualism in this country, their buddies, including Conservatives like J.J. McCullough, are saying that there is no place for bilingualism and that we francophones are the spoiled brats of Confederation.
How will my colleague justify cutting off funding for the CBC with his compatriots in English Canada if his party keeps Radio-Canada? Has the member for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière‑du‑Loup thought of that?