Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There are two good motions before us: the study on the pandemic and the study on what I'd call the status of French in the country.
I see that you took the initiative to call witnesses for Thursday. This is a welcome initiative that gives our analysts the chance to do their work.
Before discussing our work for next week, I want to address one thing, Mr. Chair. We've talked a great deal about this topic. It even came up in question period. We also just passed a good motion unanimously.
The Official Languages Act dates back to 1969. It was slightly modernized in 1988. As my colleagues know, we must move forward with the modernization of the Official Languages Act. A few weeks ago, I introduced a motion to the committee members. As we say in the House, I believe that, if I ask for unanimous consent, I'll get it. That's why I'm quite calmly moving the following motion:
That the committee recommend to the government that it introduce its bill to modernize the Official Languages Act by December 11, 2020, and that the committee report the adoption of this motion to the House.
I want to point out that December 11, 2020, is the last day of the parliamentary session.
I remember Mr. Arseneault saying that it was important to achieve results in the committee, so I'd like results.
Mr. Chair, I'll be brief, but this is worthwhile. As committee members, we have a good history of working together.
I'll refer to the letter from the president of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada. We could almost copy and paste the words of the Quebec Community Groups Network, which also called for modernization. This letter is dated November 4—