In terms of our contact with the provincial government, we have set up a coordinating committee which includes one of our member organizations, the Société de développement économique, or SDE, which has long been one of the partners of the province of British Columbia when it comes to providing tourist information in French.
Very early on in the process, several months ago, the SDE got in touch with Tourism BC to propose its assistance with the French material and to suggest that, until it is ready, there at least be links provided to SDE sites in order to provide partial tourist information to visitors. That had not yet been done. So, that is something that was done by one of our members.
We also have had direct contact with the provincial government, as has the SDE, of course. The provincial government was made aware of your comments, Mr. Godin, and I want to thank you for them. I still find it quite unfortunate that someone at the opposite end of the country has to intervene in order for a local government, which already has links to the Francophone community, to do the work it is supposed to do.
That is unfortunate. It simply reflects the fact that all of this work does not depend only on regulations, agreements, understandings and protocols; it also depends on the good will of staff and decision-makers. Sometimes, that good will has to be supported, encouraged and even given a good nudge from time to time, to ensure that important issues, such as linguistic duality at the Olympic Games, are dealt with appropriately.