Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to welcome everyone to the Standing Committee on Official Languages. The study we are conducting is important for the official language minority communities in Canada. The subject of this study has been submitted to us by the government.
In my travels across Canada, I have had the opportunity to meet minority official language groups that said they needed assistance. Let us hope our study will help improve their situation.
Our group has divided up the various questions. Please be assured that, if I do not ask you a particular question, someone else will. I appreciate the fact that 15 minutes has been added to the question period. It is important to gather your comments.
Mr. Léger, from RDÉE Canada, you said in your presentation that several official language stakeholders had told you there was limited research on the economic situation of official language minority communities. How could a Canadian economic development plan for official language minority communities remedy that situation? I would like you to give me as brief an answer as possible since I have other questions for you.