Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this 17th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
This morning, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3), we continue our study of immigration as a development tool in official language minority communities. It is our pleasure to have with us two groups of witnesses.
This morning we are hearing from Mr. Daniel Cayen, from the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie. Mr. Cayen is Assistant Deputy Minister at the Office of Francophone Affairs, Government of Ontario. Welcome. We also have the Director General, Francophone Affairs Secretariat, of the Government of Manitoba, Mr. Guy Jourdain. Welcome.
We're going to start with the representatives of the Government of New Brunswick, Ms. Monique Drapeau-Miles, who is Executive Director of Population Support, Population Growth Secretariat, at the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour of New Brunswick. Welcome. She is accompanied by Mr. Mario Boisvert, who is an Immigration Program Officer at the Population Growth Secretariat.
Ms. Drapeau-Miles, I invite you to make your opening speech.