Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for joining us and taking part in this exercise.
The situation in Quebec is unique, since it's the only province where French is the first language and the common language.
Unexpectedly, following the 2021 census, Canada Post undertook consultations. I remember the 2021 census included an enumeration. Unfortunately, we'll never have that opportunity again because the government did not want to include a similar provision in the Official Languages Act. That situation led Canada Post to decide to poll its customers.
I'd like to know what takes priority, but I don't know to whom I should put my question. Should I ask the Heritage Canada representative, even though she said in her opening remarks that it's not part of her mandate? Should I ask, instead, the people from the Treasury Board Secretariat, or the people responsible for procurement? I'd like someone to enlighten me.
Once again, unfortunately the new Official Languages Act does not clearly define who is responsible for its application. We, on this side, asked that Treasury Board be the one to oversee the application of the Official Languages Act.
Mr. Quell, we met during our study on modernizing the Official Languages Act, so I'd like to hear your thoughts on this.