Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 77th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages on this Thursday, April 25, 2013.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108, we will proceed with the study on second-language official language immersion programs in Canada.
Representatives of two groups will appear before us today.
We have Mr. Thompson and Mr. Shea from the Quebec Community Groups Network.
We also have Ms. Bourbonnais and Mr. Le Dorze from the Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers.
Welcome, everyone.
First we will hear evidence for an hour and a half until 5:00 p.m. Then we will take 15 minutes to discuss committee business, that is to say the witness list for our study and its calendar. There will be votes in the House at 5:15 p.m. That will give you enough time to get to the Centre Block.
As there were no witnesses able to come next Tuesday, there will be no meeting next Tuesday. We'll continue the study on Thursday next week. So your chair has given you two hours of your life back.
Without further ado, we'll begin with an opening statement from the Quebec Community Groups Network.