I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 116 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages.
To prevent feedback incidents, I would ask all in-person participants to read the guidelines that are written on the small cards on the table.
I would also like to remind participants of the following points. Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. All comments should be addressed through the chair. Members, please raise your hand if you wish to speak, whether participating in person or via Zoom. The clerk and I will do our best to respect the order in which people have raised their hands in order to request the floor.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the committee on April 29, 2024, we are resuming our study of the minority-language education continuum. The first hour will be reserved for the hearing of witnesses, whom I will now introduce.
First, I would like to welcome Daniel Giroux, who is the president of Collège Boréal.
We also have two representatives from the Fédération des conseils scolaires francophones de l'Alberta: Ms. Bourque, its chief executive, and Ms. Maisonneuve, its president.
Welcome, everyone.
Mr. Giroux has previously appeared before the committee, but I believe this is a first appearance for Ms. Maisonneuve and Ms. Bourque. So I'm going to explain how we proceed. It's quite simple: I allow each organization five minutes in which to present what it wants us to know. I am strict about time management, for both the witnesses and other people around the table. The objective is for individuals to take full advantage of the time at their disposal to speak or ask questions so that the meeting is more dynamic.
I will begin by turning the floor over to Mr. Giroux for five minutes.
And by that, I mean five New Brunswick minutes, not northern Ontario minutes.
Mr. Giroux, the floor is yours.