Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, ministers.
I beg your pardon, Mr. Rodriguez. I won't be able to question you because I'm going to speak to Ms. Petitpas Taylor, who is responsible for official languages. I'm sorry this meeting has gotten off to a bad start because we're very eager to speak to the minister who's responsible for the francophonie in Canada. The decline of French is a problem that everyone has raised, particularly the official language minority communities.
Ms. Petitpas Taylor, it has taken many years to get where we are today with Bill C-13. Would you please tell us about that? Also, what kind of relations do you have with our provincial counterparts, who will ensure the advance of the francophonie, which is in decline, particularly in my community of London West?
We're eager for it to advance, Minister.