Welcome to the 59th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. Today is Tuesday, November 6, 2012. We are here today pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) to study linguistic duality during the 150th anniversary celebrations of Canadian Confederation in 2017.
In front of us today we have Madame Inman from the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Prince Edward Island. We also have Mr. McAvity, Madame Vermette, and Madame Bachmann from the Canadian Museums Association.
We also have Mr. Caron, from Library and Archives Canada.
We'll begin with an opening statement from the Confederation Centre of the Arts.