We will now begin.
I would like to say first how pleased we are to be here with you in Vancouver this morning, the day after the budget. We will certainly have the opportunity to discuss it as well.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3), we are studying access to early childhood services in the minority language.
We are pleased to welcome this morning Ms. Marie-France Lapierre and Mr. Marc-André Ouellette, from the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique; Mr. Yvon Laberge and Ms. Isabelle Thibault, from Educacentre College; Ms. Marie-Pierre Lavoie and Ms. Marie-Andrée Asselin, from the Fédération des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique; Ms. Maryse Beaujeau Weppenaar, Executive Director of Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique; and Ms. Jocelyne Ky, from the Tartine et Chocolat Daycare and Preschool.
Welcome everyone.
I will have to be quite strict with speaking time. Each organization will have five minutes for their presentation. We will have to stick to that to make sure everyone has their turn. We do not come to Vancouver very often and we have an extremely full schedule today. Please do not go over the five minutes you are allowed. That way, we will have time for discussion afterwards, during the question and comments period that will include the members of the committee.
Let us begin right away with the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique.
Please go ahead, Ms. Lapierre.