Welcome to meeting number four of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. For those participating remotely, please click on the microphone icon to unmute yourself. When you are not speaking, your microphone should be on mute.
I would like to remind everyone of the following: please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking; all comments should be addressed through the chair; and if you wish to speak, please raise your hand, whether you are attending in the room or remotely using the Zoom application. The clerk and I will do our best to follow the speaking order.
Before we go any further, I'd like to inform the committee that there are a few housekeeping items that will require our attention. If the committee agrees, we'll take a few minutes once the witness panels are finished.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the committee on September 25, 2025, we are meeting today to resume our study on the minority-language education continuum, which began in the last session.
I would like to welcome our panel. Joining us in person is Daniel Dion, board chair of the Association locale des enseignantes et des enseignants Fransaskois. We also have, by video conference, Christian Leclerc, president of the Fédération des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique, as well as the organization's executive director, Marie‑Andrée Asselin. Finally, we have, by video conference, Denis Desgagné, executive director of the Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences. To all of you, welcome.
Each organization will have five minutes for their opening statement, after which, we will move on to the question and answer portion of our meeting. We will start with Mr. Dion.
Mr. Dion, you have the floor for five minutes.