I'd like to call the meeting to order.
While committee members take their places, we'll begin the meeting. This is the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. It concerns the federal government's support for postsecondary institutions and their efforts in promoting bilingualism in Canada. This morning's meeting is the last that we'll devote to this subject until the Commissioner of Official Languages appears.
This morning, we have some prominent guests, starting with Mr. Labrie, who is Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Official Languages, Mr. Labrie.
We also have Ms. Bernadette Kassi, who is Director, Module of Arts, Department of Language Studies at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. You have a supporter with you this morning.
You will be with us for the first part of the meeting. The committee will then hold a teleconference. Without further delay, I invite Mr. Labrie to start with his opening address.