Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to welcome Ms. Mounier and Mr. Robinson.
I would not want to steal my colleague's idea, but my colleague Mr. Nadeau also talked about the issue.
I am trying to understand. In your statement, you said, and I quote: "It will also see that the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Games highlight the presence and influence of French in this country."
Why does the government not ensure that our country's two official languages are respected?
I am really concerned that we will miss the boat and forget to highlight the presence of English in this country and that everything be will conducted in French. For you to say that, do you feel there is a problem on the francophone side? You could just as well have said that the games will highlight the presence of French and English in this country.
In your remarks, you admit that there is a problem with the French official language, when you say: "[...] will highlight the presence [...]" Are francophones only present, or has the country accepted the fact that there are two founding peoples, anglophones and francophones, and that there are two official languages? I would like to hear your comments on that.