Thank you for your question.
The most useful thing we could do for the linguistic communities would be to look forward to the future with confidence while being extremely vigilant and responsive to their needs, which vary from province to province. The province of New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada. The people of that province have specific needs, as do those in Saint-Boniface, where there are fewer francophones.
I am confident and conscious of the fact that our government's commitment to linguistic duality is what will help me fulfil my mandate in this area. I decided to begin a tour for good reason. I want to establish a dialogue. Although we live in a highly anglophone environment due to our American neighbours, I am very enthusiastic and very impressed by the energy and vitality of the various communities I met with not only now as minister, but also when I was a member of the shadow cabinet.
When I went to Vancouver last year, and my colleague was there as well, for the FCFA's annual general meeting, I met with the community in British Columbia.
I'm confident that by cooperating and staying open, we will be able to advance the cause of linguistic duality.