Mr. Furlong, please allow me to ask you a question about the recent past.
During the previous Parliament, I was the official languages critic. Last February, the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages tabled a report entitled "Reflecting Canada's Linguistic Duality at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: A Golden Opportunity". I would like to quote an excerpt from it:
—there are still a number of challenges to ensuring the full and fair consideration of the two official languages at the 2010 Games. The Committee feels that concrete and immediate action must be taken to guarantee compliance with linguistic criteria in the selection of host cities, in the provision of adequate funding for French-language organizations in setting up projects for the 2010 Games, in the representation of French-language communities in VANOC and in the cultural celebrations associated with the Games, in the broadcasting of the Games to the entire English and French audience and regarding bilingual signage outside the host cities.
Where are you at with these recommendations? Have you made any progress. We know that language posed major problems for francophone athletes among others. It has always been very difficult. Have you made any headway with this?