I will not be pushing on any open doors. I'm not opposed to discussing Mr. Scarpaleggia's motion, which we do support. We were talking about the distinctiveness of that museum.
However, to come back to the testimony by the representatives of the Canadian Museums Association prior to the adjournment, it had been made clear that further studies would lead us back to the same conclusions reached during the previous parliament.
The information is available. Once again, if the government is announcing a $4.6 million cut to museums assistance this afternoon, it is because it has information at its disposal. If not, we might think it was improvising, which would greatly surprise me. The government should move forward with its bill on the basis of work undertaken by the previous government, and then we will see.
I am astounded, stunt and exasperated to see that so many weeks have been set aside for reviewing museums. We need to deal with the Canadian Railway Museum because its distinctiveness is definitely not an asset, contrary to what we might think.