Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses for being with us today. You are here this morning to answer questions concerning the long term and to discuss the future of the country's linguistic communities. The fundamental question for this committee is whether the roadmap has been a success.
As you know, it was implemented in 2008 and met two major needs of the linguistic communities: long-term funding and support. Some programs lasted one year or perhaps two, but there was no long-term support. There was also a lack of coordination among the various departments. With that in mind, would you say that the roadmap has been successful in solving these two major problems in the linguistic communities? Perhaps we can start with the Health Canada representatives.