Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister LeBlanc, Ms. Ritchot and Mr. Moen, thank you for being with us.
I don't think anyone has a problem with removing barriers per se. Of course, we have to remember that we're not talking about tariff barriers. There aren't any, and interprovincial tariffs are illegal. However, I worry that the term “barriers” could be used to refer to any policy, program or regulation that may be bad but is still legitimate as long as it is implemented democratically by one of the provincial legislatures.
Minister, I know you're a francophone, so you care about the French language. One thing that often comes up in conversations about interprovincial barriers is professional associations.
Do you feel it's important not to interfere in any way in the primacy of French as implemented by the Government of Quebec or the knowledge of French requirement for professional associations operating in Quebec?