Thank you for supporting Team Canada.
There was no pressure from the National Hockey League to name Shane Doan to Team Canada or name him captain. That's the responsibility of Team Canada. We went through the same process with naming this captain as we have through our women's world championships, our men's world championships, our world juniors. It's something we talk a lot about, and I can tell you that we respect both the French and English languages. We want to make sure that as we educate all of our young boys and girls, we do it in both languages. I truly mean that, and I'll do everything in my power to make that happen in hockey in this country.
I also feel very strongly that we should all support Shane Doan as our captain of Team Canada. I can't say it enough. I know him as an individual. I know what he means to the other 22 players. I just hope that sometime along the way, you'll get to meet Shane Doan. I truly do, because he is a special Canadian who puts on the Canadian jersey for all of us. I think the courts will show in the future what's going to happen, and I hope Shane Doan will be talked about again by this government after the court proceedings.