As soon as he was appointed, he came to meet with us in Vancouver. He offered to cooperate in areas where we believed he could be helpful. We will be seeing him again in two weeks time, if I am not mistaken. He will be attending a three-day working session with us.
There is synergy in the relationship, the whole idea being to work together to make bilingualism work. It is a very close relationship.
As I already stated, it is the OIF that appoints the Grand Témoin, and the OIF is one of VANOC's partners. Indeed, we signed a partnership agreement with that organization.