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Official Languages committee Of course.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee Yes, sure. I'll try to break it out for you in such a way that you can use it.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee No, but CTV is interested in helping to solve it. I've spoken to them directly. Everybody wants a solution. I think--
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee That's okay.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee I'm not sure that's a quote.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee I didn't make any comment about the resources available.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee That's okay.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee The answer is that we haven't. I'm not sure, given the way we're structured, that it would be practical to say this much goes for this, but I will say that the program will be organized to fully respect the fact that this is a dominant culture in our country. It will look that wa
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee Yes, but there is a substantial percentage dedicated to ensuring that the francophonie culture is represented in the Cultural Olympiad at the appropriate level, and I think that if you looked at it, you would get a sense of what that is. Breaking it out is not--
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee Well, it'll be different each year, because it depends on.... The way we're doing it right now and the kind of engagement we have going on is that we want the best program. We wanted to represent the country properly, so I would say that the commitment is at the right level; but
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee It is.
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee It is, and interestingly, although I am not the expert by any means, I would say that the city of Vancouver in general has quite embraced it. We've come a long way in this period of time from events that would be staged in one language to events that are staged in both languages,
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee Mr. Godin, unless I could see inside the contract that was written between CTV and the IOC, it's not possible for me to give you a clear answer to that question. But if there is--
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong
Official Languages committee I think it's a little early to say they will not, because you'd have to have been present for some of the discussions. There is a desire to find a solution. There is no one saying this is not their problem. There is no one saying this is a bad idea. It's trying to get everybody w
April 29th, 2008Committee meeting
John Furlong