Madam Chair, greetings to you, my colleagues and the witnesses who are with us this evening.
My first questions are for Mr. Perreault.
Mr. Perreault, allow me to congratulate you and to applaud the outstanding work that Acfas does, including at the 89th annual conference held last week in Quebec City. I also want to acknowledge all the work that was done during that conference, where 3,500 scientific papers were presented exclusively in French. Congratulations! Lastly, I want to thank Acfas for all the work it has done for science in French both in Quebec and throughout the francophonie.
Turning to the subject of our study, which is the recruitment and retention of talent at our post-secondary institutions, you raised a concern that has also been mentioned by several other witnesses in recent meetings, the fact that the Canadian government's scholarships haven't been raised since 2003. You of course cited the example of inflation, which is quite striking.
I'd like to give you a chance to tell us more about the impact that situation has had on our universities.
Is it affecting the attraction and retention of talent at the postgraduate levels?