Thank you, Chair.
I wanted to start off by emphasizing, highlighting and underscoring the fact that my colleague, Madame Vignola, has been steadfast at this committee, really from the moment that she set foot on this committee, as a champion of the French language and francophonie rights. I wanted to acknowledge her tremendous championing.
Having said that, it's important to also note that, even as this motion is phrased here, the work of understanding this issue belongs in the Standing Committee on Official Languages. I think it's important. I know OGGO is the mighty OGGO, and we tend to want to study a wide variety of issues, but we need to be very strategic about making sure that what we study is in the mandate of this committee. I believe that this issue, which is so vital and so important, belongs in the Standing Committee on Official Languages. It's important to respect the work of the Standing Committee on Official Languages and allow that committee to do its work, the work that it was established to look at.
Again, that has been my concern with this motion from the very beginning, that it does belong to the Standing Committee on Official Languages, but I just wanted to emphasize, acknowledge and respect the tremendous work and championing of Madame Vignola on this very important, critical issue.