Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thanks to the witnesses, my fellow lawyers and the other participants.
Imagine that this is 2014 and the Roadmap is about to expire. Mr. Bélanger is the Prime Minister of Canada and Mr. Godin is minister of finance, a scenario that would delight B.C. francophones I'm sure. However, a few European countries are bankrupt, as is the United States, and we now have to make some very tough decisions.
Mr. Bélanger, we imagine you're the Prime Minister of Canada. We can't invest $1.1 billion in another Roadmap. We're your advisors. What can we do to maintain the vitality of French in my province, British Columbia, and in other Canadian provinces in the absence of that financial support?
We'll begin with Mr. Paul.