Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I will remind the Conservative members this statement they may have forgotten. On page 12 of their document Stand Up for Canada - Conservative Party of Canada Federal Election Platform 2006, under the chapter “Strengthen Access to Information legislation”, it says:
A Conservative government will: Expand the coverage of the act to all Crown corporations, Officers of Parliament, foundations, and organizations that spend taxpayers’ money or perform public functions.
The word “manage” should be used instead of “spend”, which is not very appropriate.
After reading the document Stand Up for Canada, I thought that maybe, they had forgotten to mention a few foundations. That is why we are moving amendment BQ-28. It is a kind of gift.