Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm very happy to be part of this committee, which is so important for our official languages. I'm a proud Quebecker, and I think that, if we want to work well as a committee, we have to keep in mind that, as Quebeckers, we also represent our federation. I'm concerned about both languages in Quebec, especially French, but, as my colleagues have said, it's important that we address concerns that affect Canada's francophonie as a whole. I therefore fully support what my Conservative colleagues said.
I know my colleagues agree about the education continuum study, but I'd like to talk about the proposed study on the repercussions of the digital transformation on official languages. I would like to congratulate the people who did such excellent background work on this for the committee and who came up with this proposal. That's important work, and it makes our lives easier.
I understand the importance of discussing those repercussions. A major digital transformation is under way, and we can't wait until it's too late to discuss the impact on official languages. It's important to be proactive about having those discussions and to think about those impacts. This may also help us have a more informed discussion afterward.
That's why I was partial to the order the proposed studies were in. We'll look at draft regulations and the digital transformation our society is going through, which will impact our official languages. We'll see whether those impacts are positive or not, then we can have a conversation once we've gathered all the necessary data. If we follow the order the subcommittee came up with, we won't have to rehash things when we talk about the digital transformation.