Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you all for coming from the four corners of this country to appear before us this morning.
I would like to address the issue of the teacher shortage, which you all mentioned. Are we just talking about the primary and secondary levels, or is that at the postsecondary level as well? Some of my colleagues might say that we aren't here to interfere in the affairs of the provinces, but, if the provinces aren't handling their bilingualism affairs and there aren't any teachers who can teach in French at the primary and secondary levels, there is a problem.
Ms. Best, I believe, mentioned that, even though French is taught at the primary and secondary levels, there is often a lack of rigour. So if there is a shortage of teachers and a lack of rigour, how can we expect that, when they leave university, these students will be perfectly bilingual and able to fit into the federal government, among other things? I would like to hear one or two comments on that point. I'll have other questions later on.