Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank our witnesses for telling us about two realities of bilingualism and about the status of French in Canada and in the public service.
Ms. Fortin, your description of the status of French in the public service is rather alarming. I would say that this goes beyond the scope of our study on the impact of the pandemic. However, it falls in line with the reform of the Official Languages Act.
Ms. Imbeault, you touched on several important issues for our communities, including immigration. Speaking of culture and development, the program entitled En direct de l'univers celebrated the francophonie last Saturday with a beautiful musical performance by the Salebarbes group. Culture is a very good ambassador of the language.
I would like to ask a few questions. However, since the vote may cut our work short, I'll turn the floor over to my colleague, Mr. Godin. I want to thank you for your presentations, which will be of great value to this study. I also want to thank you for giving us a broader perspective of the troubling status of French in the public service, among other things.