Official Languages committee  We definitely have a plan around H1N1. We had already started executing that plan for our torch team that is travelling across this country and going into small communities, particularly northern communities. We made the vaccine available to them before they entered those communities, and we will be moving forward with that plan for the rest of the staff.

Official Languages committee  Yes, we definitely have. We meet with them regularly and it's going to be very successful. The relationships are very helpful.

Official Languages committee  Is your question about accommodations for volunteers?

Official Languages committee  We've been working through the final stages of our transportation plan and our accommodations plan. We have accommodations available for those we need to create them for. We are still seeking volunteers in the Sea-to-Sky area close to Whistler to help us with accommodations there, but we've put in place transportation in order to be able to move volunteers from Vancouver to Whistler if we need to.

Official Languages committee  Our communications team has taken action to improve on that performance, and it looks like there will be, at maximum, a six-hour turnaround if that's required in an emergency situation.

Official Languages committee  Right in the heart of Vancouver there will be the largest Olympic superstore you can imagine. We have direct control over that and there will absolutely be bilingual services. It is difficult, as you say, to deal with it when you get into the commercial world. The way-finding signage that will direct you around the city will be in French and English as well.

Official Languages committee  Certainly if the staff were available for a secondment, we'd definitely be open to that. At this point, our conversations have been centred around the Translation Bureau, but if there are federal employees who could be seconded to us for that period of time, we'd certainly welcome them--absolutely.

Official Languages committee  The torch relay program is in two languages. We have made sure that all of our protocol, everything we're doing in every city, is in both languages. The decision for broadcasters at this stage on the torch relay is their decision at this point. I think Mr. Gauthier has addressed where you need to take that question.

Official Languages committee  Monsieur, what I certainly can say about the cultural Olympiad 2010 is that 25% of the Olympiad is francophone artists of various types.

Official Languages committee  I don't have the list with me today. It's on our website. But we can certainly get you that list of artists. It's on our website, though.

Official Languages committee  Yes, we are working with the airports, most particularly with Vancouver. In terms of what power we have, we have the power of persuasion and the power of partnership. We are paying close attention to the experience from the moment you get off the plane to walking through security and then into the domain that has shops and things available.

Official Languages committee  I was involved in the early days of planning this torch relay. John Furlong spoke passionately to all of us at the executive committee. What we wanted was for this torch, this flame, to be accessible to all Canadians and within an hour's travel of most villages and cities in this country.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Jacques. I am extremely delighted to be here today. I would like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and all the members of this Committee for inviting me to discuss our progress with respect to official languages. As Jacques has mentioned, we've made significant progress since our last appearance.