Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to welcome the witnesses who are joining us for the second hour of the committee meeting.
Ms. Pilote, one of the things I found interesting is your idea of funding for open access publishing. Nevertheless, I'd like to look at any potential downside.
The committee heard earlier from Professor Sylvie Lamoureux, the Canada Research Chair in Language Management at the OLBI, the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute. Among other things, she told us that the creation of the Érudit platform was a major step forward and that it was absolutely essential if we are to gain recognition for scholarly publications in French, both in Canada and internationally.
She felt, however, that the platform had some limitations, not only because of the precarious status of Canadian scholarly journals, but also because of their limited readership.
I'd like to know whether, even with the introduction of this open access platform to allow free access to publications in French and English, these limitations would arise in your area.
The professor told us that language was more than just words, but also culture and a way of thinking.
How can we arrange to obtain this open access publishing tool, which could assist and improve scientific research and publication in French in Canada?