Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you all for coming here.
I am especially happy to have listened to Mr. Beaudin and Ms. Gagnon make their presentations in French. The last time we had so many witnesses speak French, we were in Montreal. It is always enjoyable when this happens.
Ms. Gagnon, you described quite clearly the characteristics of Quebec's professional system. You spoke at length about title recognition and stressed the recognition of qualifications. The process generally involves assessing the extent to which foreign credentials are equivalent to local credentials and qualifications.
However, people or critics often ask us why we don't simply administer exams. Instead of comparing one university degree to another acquired elsewhere, why not simply ask the applicant to prove his or competence by passing a test?