If you make the same decision at the next gala, please do not invite francophones, out of respect. You cannot invite people and then tell them they will not be on the show. Do not invite them. Hold an anglophone-only gala and continue to uphold these two solitudes, as was stated earlier on. Do not invite francophones simply to have them end up on the cutting room floor. It's just common sense.
On April 15th, 2008. See this statement in context.