Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  You cannot forget there are two parties. The celebrations fall under a VANOC and the part that the IOC is responsible for fall under Mr. Jacques Rogge. As a francophone, he too has the responsibility to speak French, at least I would hope so.

Official Languages committee  I understand, you can ask that question.

Official Languages committee  I thought I was safe! I think the people who planned the one-year Olympic countdown show had a different concept of linguistic duality. What was important to them was showing francophone culture. They thought that showcasing some dancers and choreographers would be enough. We t

Official Languages committee  Like the FFCB, we are mandated to ensure that the Olympic Games are delivered in both official languages. Our resources are as follows. First, we have a representative who sits on the advisory committee set up by Mr. Gauthier. Second, we have regular meetings, about every two a

Official Languages committee  It's the same level of involvement. We are two partners with the same responsibilities and we discharge them in the same way.

Official Languages committee  No, I can't say that we will play a special role once the Games have begun. We play a special role before the beginning of the Games. Once they have begun, in my opinion, it will be a bit too late to do anything. Everything must be planned and organized in advance. Once the wheel

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Gauthier.

Official Languages committee  Before or after?

Official Languages committee  I am an eternal optimist and I hope that we will succeed. If blame needs to be laid afterward, I think that we will all have a collective responsibility for not adequately respecting the reality of linguistic duality. I will be just as responsible as our VANOC colleagues, the fed

Official Languages committee  I hope that 4% of them will not say no.

Official Languages committee  That is what we are doing.

Official Languages committee  Did you register on the RBC or Coca-Cola sites?

Official Languages committee  Good. Then you have a chance.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Godin.