Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to all our witnesses.
I want to go back to pages 24 and 25, which Mr. Bélanger mentioned. Commissioner, on page 24 of your report, you say this:
It is still too early to determine the final impact that this past year's changes will have on linguistic duality.
You also say the following on page 25:
The changes made by the federal government to official languages governance could still have a positive impact [...]
I think it's important to always look to the future and not to draw conclusions without any evidence.
That is my biggest disappointment in committee; it's that people make decisions or come to conclusions without any proof.
They twist the words of the people like you, Mr. Commissioner, to suit their own partisan needs. I find that deplorable.
That brings me to correct some of the statements made here today.
You and I have had a conversation as well, Mr. Commissioner, about the French judges and about the fact that it's not a simple thing to put into practice should this bill pass. It's not a simple thing.