Thank you very much for your question.
First of all, if we look at the Olympic Games as a whole, even the Grand Témoin who was at the Games and the Commissioner of Official Languages said that these were the most bilingual games that had been held in the history of the Olympic Games. We're talking about the presentation of the games. The same thing is true of the torch relays where francophone groups were involved in the community. Each of the 130 communities visited by the relay had a representative from the official language minority community on the committee. A lot of local talent was on display. Good practices were developed. A great deal of effort was made during the games to ensure that signage, announcements and most of the activities relating to the various events were done perfectly in both official languages.
The opening ceremony was a different matter. There was a contribution agreement with some obligations. The Commissioner of Official Languages reported on it and made recommendations that we have implemented. The minister gave a ruling at the time. Unfortunately, with respect to the Olympic Games, there were last minute changes that were not communicated to the department and that meant that the French components that should have been there were not.
However, we can talk about the 150th anniversary of Confederation and some events that we are organizing across the country on behalf of the government. I will give the example of the war of 1812, which is a commemoration. We can see what was done with respect to the consultations with the official language minority communities. This is the case in Ontario and in Quebec, with the English language community there, including—to also answer your question, Mr. Godin—first nations groups and groups from various communities to ensure they are better integrated. There are lessons that we learned and lessons that we are implementing when we are developing projects, during discussions and during meetings. We made commitments to official language communities to have discussions and to see what we can put into place to ensure that they are reflected in the events.