Let us start the meeting again. As I was saying, this is now the fourth meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. We also have one replacement.
The clerk and I will do our best to make sure that everyone can speak. Those participating by videoconference must click on “participant” and those in the room must signal the clerk.
Last week, we talked about inviting the Commissioner of Official Languages during the break week, on Friday, November 13. The committee wanted to meet with the commissioner at 2 p.m. But the time available in the House of Commons is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The commissioner has agreed to meet with us at 11 a.m. So you will be receiving a notice for a meeting on November 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Let me remind you that Mr. Blaney's motion to invite the commissioner was carried. The motion simply mentioned the commissioner's most recent annual report. We have a two-hour meeting with him and we know that the estimates have to be passed before November 27. Mr. Blaney has introduced a motion to that effect too.
I'd like to ask Mr. Blaney if he wants to introduce that motion first, so that the commissioner can be prepared to speak about the estimates for one hour and then about the annual report for the other hour.
If the members of the committee are in agreement, I would ask Mr. Blaney to introduce that motion so that we can discuss it.