This meeting is called to order.
Welcome to meeting number 47 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, May 30, 2022, the committee is resuming its consideration of Bill C‑13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.
Pursuant to our routine motion, I wish to inform the committee that all members completed the required login tests prior to the meeting.
Today, we are resuming the clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C‑13.
I welcome the officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage, Citizenship, Refugees and Immigration Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat, who are here to support the committee and answer technical questions.
From Canadian Heritage, we welcome Ms. Julie Boyer, assistant deputy minister, official languages, heritage and regions; Mr. Jean Marleau, director, modernization of the Official Languages Act; and Ms. Chantal Terrien, manager, modernization of the Official Languages Act.
From Citizenship and Immigration, we welcome Mr. Alain Desruisseaux, director general, francophone immigration policy and official languages division.
From Treasury Board Secretariat, we have Mr. Carsten Quell, executive director, official languages centre of excellence, people and culture, office of the chief human resources officer.
Thank you to all these experts for taking part in our work.
Let us pick up from where we left off with the clause-by-clause consideration on Tuesday. We were discussing amendment LIB‑4.
Mr. Housefather, you have the floor.