Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses for being here.
First, I would like to note the resilience of francophones outside Quebec. Mr. Boileau, I think your speech is part of that, as are the actions of Amanda Simard.
I also want to mention your vitality. Denise Bombardier kind of buried you during an episode of Tout le monde en parle. I think that triggered a new open-mindedness in Quebec. People realize that the spread of the French fact outside Quebec helps ensure the survival of the only francophone home in North America.
I think that's a new approach and that a new era has begun in Quebec. A new relationship is forming between cousins from Quebec and francophone cousins outside Quebec.
Bilingualism is the basis of our identity in Canada. I'm a new member of this committee. So you may want to correct me.
My question is for Mr. Carrier, and my second will be for you, Mr. Boileau.
Could the commissioner whose position is in jeopardy in Ontario be appointed by the federal government, which could have one commissioner per province? Those commissioners could ensure that the provinces are accountable for federal funding that is not subsequently allocated to the items for which it is intended.
Would it be possible to have one commissioner reporting to the federal government in each of the provinces? Would that be unconstitutional?