Good morning everyone, thank you for meeting with us.
I am smiling this morning because of my good friend across the way. What luck! I'm talking about you, Mr. Godin.
Thank you for being here, it is very important for us. My question is for Mrs. Aucoin. When we met with people, both during our cross-Canada tour and here in committee, certain representatives of the CCP mentioned that it was created to fund legal action that would advance the equality rights and language rights guaranteed in the Constitution and in the Charter. In the documents provided, the following is noted, and I quote:
A case is only typical to the extent that it addresses or raises an issue that has not yet been brought before the courts; the case must help official language minority communities in Canada protect their language rights.
We also learned that through the CCP, it is impossible to fund challenges to existing legislation, provincial or territorial policies or practices,or cases that were already being funded by the CCP.
I have a question for you Mrs. Aucoin. Have you been directly or indirectly involved in any cases funded by the CCP? If so, how many cases were you involved in exactly? And can you explain to me in what capacity you were involved, whether as a lawyer, Crown attorney, or advisor?