Mr. Speaker, a throne speech gives the government an opportunity to outline its policy and objectives and to specify how it will achieve them.
When it comes to official languages, francophones have every reason to be very concerned. Here is the entire passage stating the will and intentions of the Liberals:
The Government is determined to protect the institutions that bring these cultures and this identity to the world, like CBC/Radio-Canada.
That is some wishful thinking from the government. It believes that CBC/Radio-Canada alone is the saviour that will halt the decline of French. During the election, we committed to maintaining Radio-Canada, but much more needs to be done to halt the decline of French.
Unfortunately, the Prime Minister has shown us once again that he does not understand French or recognize the importance of the various francophone cultures that are alive and well in the 10 provinces and three territories that make up our great nation, Canada.