Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The witnesses are not unaware that they are appearing before a committee whose members do not always share the same opinion, about many things. I would like to remind you that we tabled a notice of motion. I would therefore like to debate the motion that we tabled, which I will read to you:That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage immediately halt its study on Canadian history considering the interference with provincial jurisdiction on education.
It seems important to me to remind you of our position on this issue. Since the very beginning, since this proposal was made, while respecting Canadian history and its many witnesses, this interference with an area of provincial jurisdiction has caused an outcry throughout Canada, particularly in Quebec. This interference seems entirely inappropriate to us.