First of all, I will be very clear: this is beyond my purview. We can frankly discuss the challenges, but I do not have the power to require anything, given that the Act does not apply to private business.
Furthermore, I was very struck by the fact that the British Columbia hotel industry is very aware of the francophone presence. Often, there are francophones who work in the hotels. People joke that there are two accents in Whistler, the Australian one and the Quebec one. There are also more than 60,000 francophones in British Columbia, of which 90% come from elsewhere.
Also, the British Columbia RDÉE has signed an agreement with Industry Canada intended to target the hotel industry. Following this very targeted effort, the francophone sector is the only sector in tourism that has grown. Also, VANOC has ensured that all of the Vancouver and Whistler hotels have cable access to French television. I have often stayed in hotels, and looked in vain for RDI. I was therefore assured that there will be no problems regarding access to French television in the hotels.