I'd like to thank you for being here. Perhaps you've been a bit stuck, as we have moreover, but we very much appreciate being here.
This is an important committee, which is travelling for the first time in 25 years. As a result of this tour, I'm realizing that, when people come to see us at our offices in Ottawa, it's one thing, whereas, when we're in the middle of the action, it's another. It's different when you see things in the field.
Mr. Robert, we haven't heard from you yet. I think it's important to hear from everyone.
As you know, I represent the government party. I'd like to know what solution you can suggest to our government for the short or long term to develop the viability of the official language communities here, particularly the Francophone communities.