Since I only have five minutes, I will try to be brief. I have been involved in all of the Olympic Games since 1984, with the exception of Beijing, since by that time I had been elected MP. Don't worry, I will not go over what you experienced in Vancouver.
However, I am very concerned by a sentence in your opening remarks. Allow me to quote the following from the next-to-last paragraph on page 1:
This document will also include my proposals on how best to reflect linguistic duality in the organization of other large-scale events in Canada as well as international events that project the image of the country.
I strongly recommend that you look at what is going on in Toronto for the 2015 Pan American Games. I also invite the committee to do the same. We will have to do so very shortly because the Olympic Games are always a high point. Do you have any authority over international events that are held in Canada, such as a world cup, world championship, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games or the Olympic Games? I am thinking of a particular world cup and world championship. There will be many such events in Canada between now and the 2015 Pan American Games.
We know that the Canadian Heritage hosting policy contains a section on the respect of official languages. Do you have the authority to monitor international events like a world cup or world championship that are held in Canada, in terms of compliance with official languages?