Good morning to you all and welcome to the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages dealing with the broadcasting and services in French of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.
This morning we have the pleasure of receiving two groups that are actively engaged in preparing the Olympic Games, particularly with regard to the language component. I would like to welcome Guy Matte, Executive Director of the Canadian Foundation for Cross-Cultural Dialogue, and thank him for having accepted our invitation on such short notice.
We greatly appreciate that.
As well, from the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), we are pleased to welcome Jacques Gauthier, Chair of the Official Languages Advisory Committee, and Francine Bolduc, Director of Official Languages.
Without further ado, I would ask Mr. Matte to break the ice and give his opening remarks.