I would ask my colleagues to please take their seats.
I am very pleased to welcome the witnesses appearing today.
We will hear from representatives of the federation representing francophone and Acadian communities outside Quebec.
We also have the umbrella group that represents the English-speaking communities of the province of Quebec.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome Sylvia Martin-Laforge, who is director general of the Quebec Community Groups Network. Welcome to our former colleague, Marlene Jennings, who is a former member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, who is also testifying on behalf of the QCGN.
I am also very pleased to welcome Sylviane Lanthier, president of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada, the FCFA, as well as Audrey LaBrie, its vice-president.
You have the floor, Ms. Jennings.