Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank you for being with us today. It is a great pleasure as well because we are talking about the Olympics. In fact, I think that they represented a great success for British Columbia. Expectations were not necessarily very high with regard to the use and presence of French, even in the thick of the games.
My friends and I were surprised to hear so much French spoken among the athletes, at the airport, among volunteers and during the ceremonies. People have talked about the opening ceremonies, but we can also mention the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games, during which a lot of French was spoken. I attended that ceremony and noted that it was truly bilingual. Could you talk to us about the media and youth, and tell us what you believe the future of British Columbia will look like? In terms of Canadian bilingualism, we might say that the province is in its infancy. What will the bilingual legacy be for the media and our young people?