There will be another meeting very soon but, unfortunately, the date has not yet been set. I should also tell you that Mr. Serge Corbeil, Vice-President of the Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique sits on that committee on our behalf. Within the committee, we have acknowledged the progress achieved thus far, but we have also noted the challenge still ahead in terms of communication, as well as the visible and audible presence of French at the Games.
These questions were all raised by the Federation. We recognize that VANOC is working very hard behind the scenes to recruit staff and volunteers, and to prepare signage. However, when there are public events, it is another story. A good example is the ceremonies organized for the Countdown, in Richmond and Whistler, the show that was put on for the Countdown, the launch of Torch Relay and the inauguration of the Richmond Olympic Oval. At many of these events, which were all public events broadcast by the major media outlets, unfortunately, French did not have an adequate profile.
We want to say, once again, to the members of VANOC and the VANOC Advisory Committee that, to ensure that linguistic duality is a success at the Games, it has to be present not only behind the scenes, but at all the public events as well. And, the most important public event—namely, the Olympic Games themselves—is fast approaching. We have every reason to be seeking reassurances in that regard. I believe the creation of this committee was a positive initiative on the part of VANOC. We obviously would have preferred to see it established earlier. Right from the outset, we knew we wanted to participate in this kind of process. The Fédération des francophones has been associated with VANOC's internal committee right from the beginning. It even took part in the work of the task force that was struck with the goal of bringing the Games to Vancouver.