Thank you, Madam Chair.
Let me begin by welcoming the witnesses who are joining us this evening and thanking them for being here.
Dr. El Zaïm, as always, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the committee. I remember very clearly the comments you made during your last appearance. You said that French was fundamental, including in the area of research.
In your speech you made some recommendations. You talked about the possibility of translating all the research and publications in both official languages.
Several witnesses who appeared before the committee have told us that this could be part of the solution, but some people had doubts and concerns about getting scientific publications, including in certain human or social sciences, translated. According to those people, when scientific research is done, language is more than just words, it is a way of thinking about and seeing things. It would not necessarily be possible to translate every scientific publication.
What do you think?