Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
And thank you to our witnesses for coming today. Thank you for coming and talking to us about black history in Canada.
I had the opportunity a few years ago to go to a museum in Amherstburg, Ontario, which I know is a great opportunity for Canadians—and Americans who come to Canada as well—to learn about black history, the underground railroad, and the role it played in the development of Canada. Also, I was not aware that in fact the Thousand Islands area, where I'm from, was one of the routes of the underground railroad. So thank you for coming and talking to us about that.
One of the things I've talked about a number of times at this committee is the fact that only three out of ten provinces in Canada actually require a student to have a history course to graduate from high school. Obviously black history is a great part of Canadian history. So maybe you could talk just a little bit about what you think about that and what we can do with Canada 150, in an overall sense and in integrating black history and other history in Canada, to make that an important part of Canada 150.