There were those who were there during the Olympic Games, francophones and anglophones from across Canada who went to Vancouver. There were over 300,000 visitors in Vancouver and they saw a huge celebration in both of Canada's official languages.
Let us consider our investment, as I said, in the Place de la Francophonie and all the volunteers. When we look at the government's commitment, and I know that we talked about it here, in the House, we note that an additional $20 million was invested for VANOC. We listed 15 specific issues that we wanted to see on the ground, not only in terms of services, but also with regard to celebrating Canada's official languages. I can tell you that at Atlantic Canada House, at the Place de la Francophonie, volunteers and events were fully bilingual and respected the official languages. It was a celebration of the francophone fact.
So, when people say that the Olympic Games were not entirely held in both official languages, I disagree. You said that French was a language of service. It is truly sad that this is your perception because it is completely untrue.