Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to speak in favour of Mr. Beaulieu's motion. I believe this study needs to be done urgently. We are all concerned about the pandemic, but it is important that our committee focus on its priority, which is to ensure that the language rights of communities are respected. There is a sense of urgency, given the linguistic realities in Montreal. So I feel this study is extremely important.
Mr. Chair, I'd like to make one important point. This is that it would be worthwhile to have people from Statistics Canada appear before the committee. They could be called to appear very quickly. They are available and they have the relevant data. We must get an idea of the linguistic landscape in the communities, whether they are the English-speaking communities in Quebec or the French-speaking minority communities in English-speaking environments.
The new minority community is the community of Quebec in North America. Statistics Canada has all the data on the French that is spoken. It would be easy to call them to appear very quickly, and we could start working. It would also give committee members time to draw up their list of witnesses.