Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to greet the witnesses who came to do us the honour of sharing their thoughts with us.
I would also like to greet my colleagues, whom I do not see very often.
I'm very happy to be with all of you today.
Mr. Chair, I would begin my remarks with the tabling of two motions. I will read the motions and then, if I may, I will explain very briefly why I consider that they should be tabled and endorsed by the committee, so that they can take effect as soon as possible.
I will read the motions slowly, to give the interpreters a chance to do their job. We're very fond of our interpreters; we need to take care of them.
Here is the first motion:
That the committee mandates—