Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for joining us today.
I wanted to ask you about the $5-million cut to the funding for the Initiative in Support of Access to Justice in Both Official Languages.
We know that many cuts have been made in the public service. We know that was done to the detriment of bilingualism. We know that was also done to the detriment of francophones' right to work in their language. We know that, especially in certain departments, requests are being made to reduce the number of documents that have to be translated. Francophones are also being asked to draft documents in English. It's a bit sad to see this happening, especially since today is the Journée internationale de la francophonie—the international day of la Francophonie.
I know that a budget will be tabled tomorrow. The Minister of Finance will decide what that budget will contain. However, as Minister of Justice, what do you think about the cuts made in the area of access to justice in both official languages?