Thank you, Mr. Chair, for letting us know. I very much appreciate it.
That said, I should've liked this committee to have the benefit of a briefing prior to the announcement and ahead of other members of Parliament. I am putting this on the record so that there is no secret as to my thoughts on the matter. I could've sworn that the minister told us that we would be the first to know the details of the official languages action plan, that is, before the general public. This would have given us the opportunity to provide input, which she may have wished to incorporate at a later stage.
I say this without malice. I am very disappointed in the way the minister has conducted herself in this instance.