Mr. Chair, I want to say that I am interested in the issue of access to justice in both official languages. That is very interesting. We will soon have the opportunity to meet with the Commissioner of Official Languages, Mr. Graham Fraser. He produced a report in 2013 on access to justice in both official languages. May I suggest that everyone read it, it is most interesting. The report concerns access to justice in the superior courts of Canada, in all of the provinces and territories.
The report follows up on recommendations that, to my knowledge, were not implemented subsequently. This could be an interesting topic of study. I understand that we are first of all going to meet with these stakeholders to prioritize our topics. However, we could examine the status of these recommendations on access to justice.
With your permission, Mr. Chair, I would like to add something else regarding the Commissioner of Official Languages. Mr. Fraser tabled recommendations with regard to his successor. As you know, he is coming to the end of his mandate and someone is going to have to take over. Of course, we do not know how the next Commissioner of Official Languages will be chosen. The commissioner tabled some recommendations himself. Last I heard, he had not received any response to those.
Mr. Fraser is the first Commissioner of Official Languages to have obtained this position following the posting of a vacancy. He was chosen among the various candidates. When Mr. Fraser comes before the committee, perhaps we could ask him about those recommendations. Perhaps they could be used in the selection of the next Commissioner of Official Languages.