Official Languages committee  First of all, Mr. Blaney, I want to congratulate you on your election as chair this morning. I hope that in doing so we have turned a page. I also hope that we will truly dedicate ourselves to the well-being of Canadian francophone and anglophone communities. That is the mandate of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to end off by thanking the representatives from Hockey Canada and Sport Canada for appearing before our committee. I want you to know that we are not and do not want to be in the penalty box. We are taking our responsibility as parliamentarians.

Official Languages committee  You said that Mr. Doan did not say these things, that it may have been someone else. If he has evidence that it was someone else who said these things, why does he not name that person? That would exonerate him, I think. If I was the one who had said something, I would not like to see you accused of it.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not agree that members of Parliament should be in the penalty box. We are not playing hockey; we are here to represent our country, and we will do it the best we can. You want the National Hockey League to represent our country, and we must respect your wishes.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chairman, I hope that those seven minutes do not include the time taken up with your point of order? No? Good.

Official Languages committee  How many people did you ask to join the team?

Official Languages committee  Nine or ten francophone players for all of Canada?

Official Languages committee  [Editor's Note: Inaudible] francophones?

Official Languages committee  They all refused?

Official Languages committee  There are no francophone players on the team right now?

Official Languages committee  Have you spoken to Michel Cormier or to other referees involved, such as Stéphane Auger or François St-Laurent, or linesman Pierre Champoux? Have you spoken to them?

Official Languages committee  There was a question earlier, to which I believe we have not heard an answer.

Official Languages committee  Earlier, a question was asked, and I believe we have not heard an answer to it. What is the percentage of francophones in Team Canada right now?

Official Languages committee  I mean francophones.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to welcome the members of Hockey Canada and Sport Canada. Thank you for being here today. In today's papers, we can read views stating that politicians should not interfere in hockey. It's becoming an interesting debate, which is leading to a great deal of discussion.