Official Languages committee  Ladies and gentlemen, members of the committee, I would like to start by thanking you for having invited us to appear this morning. I would also like to say that the president of the FCFA, Ms. Lise Routhier-Boudreau, who was unfortunately unable to attend this morning, sends her

Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  I will answer your first question with regard to volunteers, and I will let my colleague Serge respond to the question on schedule A. Clearly, we have to be able to welcome visitors completely in French, beginning when they arrive in Vancouver. After all, we are expecting a fair

Official Languages committee  Absolutely, I think that good French must be spoken. What do you think, Serge?

Official Languages committee  It is clear that there has been progress, fortunately, since the government made that statement in 2007. As we indicated in our presentation, we are fairly satisfied with the broadcasting as presently planned, apart from the fact that we would have liked coverage to start six mon

Official Languages committee  Earlier, I heard Ms. Mounier's answer about the mechanisms in place. It seems a whole host of mechanisms had been put in place to make sure that VANOC properly complies with the contribution agreement. However, what I would like to know—in any case, it is one of the questions we

Official Languages committee  That is right.

Official Languages committee  I think, as we mentioned in our presentation, that the cooperation and openness on the part of cable companies has made a difference to date. I think you described what is really needed, a real effort. All that we are asking of VANOC is to make a real effort to deliver services i

Official Languages committee  No. However, the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique does.

Official Languages committee  Yes, indeed, I think that a media campaign to get people enthusiastic does much more than that. It contributes significantly to identity, of course. It contributes to the development of a feeling of belonging among our youth and helps to develop and strengthen the Canadian identi

Official Languages committee  Certainly.

Official Languages committee  I agree with you that it is quite incredible that we constantly have to fight for such a basic issue as this one.

Official Languages committee  Exactly, The FCFA works in close cooperation with the Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures, the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique and the Fédération culturelle canadienne-française. The advisory committee has just received its mandate and we wil

Official Languages committee  Certainly. As I mentioned, the FCFA and its partners continue to monitor the progress made by VANOC on this point. We expect them to take concrete action.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely.