I would like to address another important aspect.
We had six or seven years to prepare for the games. It took some time before we knew that they would take place in Vancouver. Other cities were in the competition as well. Vancouver won, and good for them. Seven years later, there were the opening ceremonies. I know you will not speak to this today, but for the entire world, it was a reflection of the country where the games were being held. You yourself said that French was as hard to find as snow in Vancouver. Minister Moore, who is indeed the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, said that he was disappointed and found the lack of understanding of VANOC to be regrettable.
I remember that during the committee's deliberations, when the people from VANOC appeared, we were very disappointed by the countdown as far as the show was concerned. There was no French at all. That was one year before the games. At one point, we told the VANOC people what we felt. At that point, I had even asked if it was possible to withdraw VANOC's funding in order to give it to another organization so that they could do the job. For me, this is the same old story with the Canada I know. No one cares about the French fact, but when there is a crisis, adjustments are made. Once again, we have seen the evidence of this. I find this extremely unfortunate.
You attended the games, unlike myself. However, we read the media reports. It was said that approximately 15% of the 25,000 volunteers were bilingual. Were you able to draw any conclusions on this issue? Was it really terrible or were the French services on the ground more or less adequate?