I would like to thank our witnesses.
As you know, establishing a new museum policy should be an apolitical matter, I would say. In fact, this new policy should have no political connotation whatsoever. As you said in your presentations, it should be based on multi-year funding in order to give the museums of Quebec and Canada the tools they need to do their job properly in the years ahead.
I would remind our colleagues, as you said yourselves, that there is nothing more to be said. For example, I have here a copy of the roundtable report. In addition, you had other discussions for many years. You tabled a report, made some presentations, and you told us clearly that there was nothing more to find out. You have already passed on all the information. This would be redundant, because there is nothing new to be tabled.
I would also remind the colleagues that in September, a notice of motion was tabled in the House and a report was passed. The motion read as follows:
Standing Order 108(2), the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage recommends that the government maintains the funding for the Museums Assistance Program, MAP, at the level it was at during the 2005-2006 fiscal year until a new museum policy is in place. The committee also recommends that the adoption of this motion be reported to the House by the Chair as soon as possible.
This was done, and the motion was voted on and passed by the House. So as of September 27, the minister had 120 days to come forward with a new museum policy and to comply with the committee's request.
If we begin a new round of discussions, when will we have this new museum policy? We would be postponing things indefinitely. I do not think that is what you want. Is that what you want?