Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Yesterday the minister encouraged us to continue reading the Toronto Star . Well, this morning I took him at his word. I learned that at least five Canadian publishing houses had already expressed an interest in acquiring control of Ginn Publishing.
How does the minister explain the fact that the CDIC has not responded to Canadian publishers interested in purchasing Ginn Publishing? Furthermore, will the minister recognize the need to conduct an inquiry into the actions of the CDIC, which has systematically rejected all efforts made by Canadian publishers to buy Ginn Publishing?