If we want to have that kind of impact, if we want, 50 years from now, the young people—they will not be as young then—to come to this same committee and tell us that they kept such and such an object from the 2017 celebrations, young people will have to participate.
It is also very important that we ensure that these celebrations do not take place in just educational, entrepreneurial or even cultural contexts; they must be true community celebrations. That means we have to be included in all these community events to truly celebrate the present, past and future of Canada, and not just one of those three elements.
That is why I am repeating what I said earlier about meaningful participation. All too often, token youth, whether anglophones from Quebec or francophones from Canada, are invited, consulted and thanked, and then excluded from the decision-making. It is important that each of these communities be represented effectively and that they be given a real role to play.