We will resume. We are now in public session.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, April 25, 2022, the committee is undertaking its study on the importance of official languages at Canadian National.
I would now like to welcome the witnesses.
First and foremost, I would like to welcome the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra.
We also have, from the Department of Transport, Serge Bijimine, assistant deputy minister, policy; Tamara Rudge, director general, surface transportation policy; and Colin Stacey, director general, air policy.
Minister, as you know, you will be given a maximum of five minutes for your remarks, after which we will proceed to a round of questions.
I will signal to you when you have one minute left and when you have 15 seconds left.
The floor is yours for five minutes.