Sir, if I may, I lived and worked in British Columbia for 20 years as director of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, and I did a lot of work in the British Columbian francophone community and have worked with artists of all disciplines and all diversities.
I think you'll find that the work of francophone artists in British Columbia is strong and there's a very real parallel with much of the work that's being done in the province of Quebec. I have to say that I, sitting here, am not worried about this becoming a matter of provincial delineations.
The way it's established, with the Canada Council representing somebody on the search committee, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, the National Gallery and official languages, I think we have the stopgap measures to ensure there's a fairness in approach for those people who apply.