I agree with the question of accessibility. I don't want people to just read things to me in French and English. I want celebrations to reflect linguistic duality. I want to see francophone artists, anglophone artists, Métis and first nations artists. I totally agree.
I was chair of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the City of Regina. They named me because I was a good organizer and the crown corporation I worked for volunteered me. I happened to be French, and I was the only one. Consequently, there was a small French component in the celebrations that might not have been there had I not been on that committee.
If a city or a region wants to plan something, it's important to do it jointly. It's important that the French don't do a francophone show with little English, or the English don't do an English show with little French. We need to sit together, plan it together, and celebrate together.
