Thank you, Mr. Chair. We'll try to keep the linguistic aspect in mind.
I have been watching how things have been developing for the past few years. We are currently commemorating the War of 1812. I don't know when we'll commemorate the deportation of the Acadians, which happened in 1755. It was an event that affected us, the francophones. They were the first francophones in Canada.
In the pamphlets you gave us, Mr. Wilson-Smith, you mention the largest youth forum in Canada. You gave us a very nice package of the wonderful work you are doing.
Here we are, saying that we want to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, that we want to include the linguistic aspect and recognize the two founding peoples. The Commissioner of Official Languages is telling us that the 150th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate and promote the official languages. That's what it says in the Roadmap. He is also suggesting an increase in the number of linguistic exchange programs in the schools.
However, this is the same government that eliminated the Katimavik program, which was important for promoting Canada's two founding peoples. This is the same government that appoints unilingual justices to the Supreme Court, that appoints unilingual officials of Parliament—