Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank you for giving the Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc., or FAJEF, the opportunity to appear before this committee.
I will start by explaining a little bit about who we are and what our priorities are.
The FAJEF brings together seven associations of French-language jurists located in common law provinces outside of Quebec. They include Alberta, where I live, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Our colleagues in Nova Scotia have [technical difficulties].
We act as the national spokesperson and [technical difficulties]. We provide support services to our members, and bringing together French-language jurists in all common law provinces is an advantage in terms of understanding the concerns of the regions [technical difficulties] and the flourishing of francophone and Acadian communities in Canada.
I will now tell you about the structure of the FAJEF, which brings together seven jurists' associations. [technical difficulties] sends a representative to sit on our board of directors. We have meetings around every two months and [technical difficulties] to collaborate on national initiatives.
In addition to my role as president, I sit on the board of directors as a member of the Federation of Francophone and Acadian Communities. The Forum of Leaders tasked with the Strategic Community Plan results from their commitment [technical difficulties] and three organizations come together...