Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, Mr. Rousseau, I'd like to thank and congratulate you for your effort to address us in French. It's entirely laudable. My comment doesn't concern your ability to learn French. Since I take English immersion courses virtually every season, I can understand your situation. Please rest assured that I'm not directing my questions to you as an individual but rather as the president and chief executive officer of Air Canada.
You saw the scope of the impact of the remarks you made to journalists during a media scrum following a conference at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. That raised some serious question marks in people's minds, my own included.
Before continuing, I'd like to warn you that, given our limited time, I'm going to ask you questions in quick succession and to interrupt you at certain points. I don't mean to be rude. Don't take it personally; I just want some answers to my questions.
You say you want to do better on bilingualism at Air Canada. However, for the past 45 years, most commissioners of official languages have shown that French is a systemic problem throughout the business. I'll grant that you haven't held your position for 45 years, but, as president, you're taking measures and you want to do better on bilingualism. The first question I'd like to ask you is this: how many unilingual francophone members sit on Air Canada's board of directors?