Personally, I was very disappointed. I appreciate the intervention that you have made here. I have been in touch with members of the VANOC board. We discussed the issue. The only positive aspect of this is that it happened at the countdown stage and not at the launch of the games. We have 10 months in order to get things on track. I think that the committee sent a very strong message. Others did so as well, particularly the FCFA. I think that in a certain way, the situation speaks for itself. Claiming that a choreographer is a component of francophone culture shows obviously that the presence of French is minimal, in my opinion.
On April 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.