Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to our meeting.
I wanted to thank our witnesses today from Canadian Heritage and Justice for coming to present to us on the court challenges program. I believe today there is going to be one panel, so the two departments are presenting together, and then we'll have a couple of rounds of questions.
Joining us today from Canadian Heritage are Rachel Wernick, who is the assistant deputy minister, strategic policy, planning and corporate affairs; Yvan Déry, who is the senior director, policy and research for the official languages branch of Canadian Heritage; and Liane Venasse, senior policy and research analyst.
From the Department of Justice, we have Michel Francoeur, who is the director and general counsel, official languages directorate; and Erin Brady, who is the general counsel of human rights law section.
I really appreciate your taking the time to come to address the committee. I know members of all parties are very happy to hear from you. I'd like to turn it over to you to make your presentations.