Good morning everyone. Welcome to this 31st meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
This morning, our meeting concerns access to justice in Canada's two official languages. We'll be hearing from some prominent witnesses, starting with our Commissioner of Official Languages, Mr. Graham Fraser.
Welcome to your favourite committee, Mr. Fraser.
Mr. Fraser is accompanied by Ms. Tremblay, Director of the Legal Affairs Branch.
Welcome, Ms. Tremblay.
We also have Mr. Michel Doucet, Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Moncton, who is also a committee regular.
Welcome, Professor Doucet.
We also have Ms. Aucoin, President of the Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law.
Welcome, Ms. Aucoin.
These witnesses will be making presentations to us. Also present to answer parliamentarians' questions are two representatives of the Department of Justice, whom we welcome, Ms. Andrée Duchesne, Senior Counsel and Manager, Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism, who has previously appeared before the committee, and Mr. Tremblay, General Counsel and Director of the Official Languages Law Group. They'll be able to answer all questions from members on the subject.
Without further ado, let's listen to the presentations. First, I'll invite Mr. Fraser to say a few words.