Hello, Mr. Théberge. You're meeting with us for the first time.
Hello, everyone.
I've been a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages for a number of years. The same issues come up quite often.
Mr. Théberge, I don't know you very well. A number of organizations often want the Commissioner of Official Languages to act as a watchdog and to have teeth. You spoke of the three priorities in your mandate. The second priority is to “work with federal institutions and partners.” We're all aware of this issue and we must be honest. Some institutions are resistant to linguistic duality. When you work with federal institutions, there will always come a time when you need to have teeth, stand up and make waves for the benefit of linguistic minority communities. Will you be ready to do so for them and for us? When it comes time to stand up, speak up, play the role of a real watchdog and work with federal institutions, how will you put some teeth into your interventions?