Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Congratulations, Minister. I distinctly remember that you couldn't speak French when we began sitting together in the House, but I see you've managed to learn it. Congratulations as well on your new position.
The committee has been discussing immigration issues for a long time. The francophone community outside Quebec has been discussing targets and their importance for a long time too. Every time a francophone community fails to meet targets, that furthers its long-term assimilation. That's why francophone communities keenly want those targets met.
Do you know whether your department conducts follow‑up before the end of the year? If it did, we could determine, for example, whether you've reached 1% francophone immigration in the second quarter, 2%, and so on.
Otherwise that might be a good recommendation that the committee could make.