Good morning, everyone.
Welcome to meeting number 15 of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the committee on October 23, 2025, we are meeting today to continue our study on the use of French in government communications.
I would now like to welcome the witnesses we will hear from during the first hour of the meeting.
We first welcome the Honourable Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board. He is accompanied by Bill Matthews, secretary of the Treasury Board, Carsten Quell, executive director of the official languages centre of excellence at the office of the chief human resources officer, and Francis Trudel, associate chief human resources officer.
We also welcome three representatives from the Department of Canadian Heritage: Isabelle Mondou, deputy minister, Julie Boyer, assistant deputy minister, Official Languages, Heritage and Regions, and Sarah Boily, director general, Official Languages.
I will give the floor first to Minister Ali.