First of all, I want to welcome all the witnesses. Thank you very much for being here.
I also want to join my colleagues in thanking the people from the Fédération franco-ténoise and the Association des francophones du Nunavut for talking about the study on the north.
In November, I had a chance to attend the general meeting of the Association franco-yukonnaise. So I already have some idea of northern realities. I think it would be very beneficial for all members of this committee to have more information on your situation before developing a next roadmap.
So thank you for making that comment, and I hope your voices will ultimately be heard by this government.
Mr. Forgues, I believe you also raised some very interesting points regarding research. We have not addressed that point enough in committee. I have a few questions for you.
We recently heard, from The Globe and Mail, for example, about budget cuts at Statistics Canada and the consequences that could have for subsequent studies.
Could you tell us more specifically about the effect that those cutbacks at Statistics Canada could have on official languages research?