Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to thank the three of you for appearing before us this morning. I too am finding this somewhat difficult to understand. Our colleague from the Bloc asked us to study the standardization of braille. It seemed to be an important issue, but today, you're telling us the complete opposite.
Perhaps the people who spoke to us last week are not living the same reality as you, Mr. Côté. In my opinion, the use of braille is very important to you. I understand your reasoning and that of Ms. Gallant very well. Standardization is the best way of confusing all of those people who will try to understand what is no longer understandable. Writing French properly is already difficult when you're able to see and read. When an individual changes educational levels and can no longer use the same tools and has to learn everything over again, this individual will be at a disadvantage for the rest of his or her life and may have problems at the post-secondary level. Furthermore, this individual may not be able to attain the same job level as someone else who has not had to deal with such an obstacle.
It is too bad that Ms. Guay is not here. I'm trying to understand why our committee wants to push this study regarding the standardization of braille. Although neither you nor Ms. Gallant use braille in everyday life, you have clearly explained what the impact of this standardization will have on future generations.