Welcome to the 58th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. Today is Thursday, November 1, 2012. Pursuant to Standing Order 108, we are here to study linguistic duality during the 150th anniversary celebrations of Canadian Confederation in 2017.
Our witnesses today represent three groups. We will hear from Ms. Kenny and Ms. Côté of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, from Mr. Couture and Mr. Groulx of the Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française,
and Mr. Thompson and Madame O'Donnell from the Quebec Community Groups Network. Welcome to you all.
We'll begin with an opening statement from the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada.