I'm going to answer first.
There were two parts to your question, and I will start with the part on how we dealt with the official languages. We did not. What happened is that most of the data we produced was geospatial data. We never got, to my knowledge, a request to get this information translated. It is what it is. We give it in the language in which it was entered, and that's it. We have never received any request to get that information translated. That's the first aspect. I hope I answered your question.
The other part of your question was what recommendation we would give to the federal government. I'm not trying to give some advice, but I think we should stop talking about it and just do it. I mean, give the support to the various departments to make the data available. They are smart guys. I used to be with the feds. There are a lot of smart people there. I believe they know what they are doing. Start with knowing your data. Start with data that will not raise any concerns, such as positions of buildings, parks, etc., and see what happens.
At some point in time, you have to take a leap of faith. I will talk to you about my own personal experience. I was the new CIO when my team put forward the idea and the motion. After discussion, I said, “Let's do this.” It has been very beneficial to the city and its residents.
My recommendation is to just do it. Based on feedback that I received from representatives of various departments, people are very anxious to start. They want to do it.