Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I want to point out that the museum is not in Mr. Scarpaleggia’s riding.
We have heard witnesses here representing this museum and we have read their submission. In my opinion, given that this museum is adrift at the moment, it could turn out to be a national loss. This is the biggest museum of its kind in Quebec and Canada. As far as I know, a motion is not a bill as such or an act.
Mr. Abbott just now mentioned the study under way regarding the museum policy. We in fact made a request on those lines to the minister by presenting motions such as the ones we have adopted here since May of last year. So much the better if a study is under way. The motion, once adopted, would help the government to articulate its work by taking account of this situation. It is a unique museum, and we must, as parliamentarians, in the light of what we read in the submission and what we heard as evidence, support this motion. That is why I am supporting it.