I call the meeting back to order.
We are now beginning the second hour of this very interesting meeting on the heated issue of funding for francophone post-secondary institutions.
We'll begin with Dr. Jacques Frémont, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Ottawa.
Welcome. I think this is the first time you've appeared before the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
After that, we'll hear from Mr. Emmanuel Aito, dean of the University of Regina's Cité universitaire francophone.
Mr. Aito, while this may be the first time you've appeared in person, we've previously met.
Lastly, we will hear from Mr. Patrick Arseneault, executive director of Collège nordique francophone, who is attending the meeting virtually. He's probably a distant cousin of mine.
For those of you who are not regulars, you each have five minutes for an opening address. If you keep it shorter than that, it would allow everyone to ask more questions over the next hour.
Dr. Frémont, you have the floor for five minutes.