Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Just to carry on with the point made by Mr. Angus, obviously I have no problem with the motion that Madam Lavallée would like to bring forward in that regard. I'd suggest that she could bring it with everyone's knowledge, frankly, that it's coming. You could bring that forward on Monday because that is the next scheduled meeting of the committee, and then assuming it would pass--call me clairvoyant--we could undertake to begin that next Wednesday or at some future date immediately after.
I do have a number of things I would like to talk about. Mr. Angus has mentioned museums. I'd love to see the committee undertake a study on museums, with a goal towards making specific recommendations for the adoption of a new museums strategy in Canada.
In 1994, for example, the federal government under Prime Minister Chrétien commissioned a study on the national historic sites of Canada on the 75th anniversary of the national historic sites. We're coming up to the 90th anniversary, so the 15th anniversary of that report being commissioned. I'd like us to take a look at that to see how we're doing at following the specific recommendations on that. Our national heritage sites are incredibly important to the heritage of Canada. I think we're perhaps missing the boat on the opportunity that might be there to promote a greater Canadian identity.
Lastly, I'd like to see the committee undertake a study on making specific recommendations for a heritage hunting and fishing act. I believe it is critically important to our aboriginal people and also to rural Canadians that we take a look at hunting and fishing, and take a look at what should be established on the books with respect to hunting and fishing, in view of Canada's history.
Those are some ideas I have. We can certainly entertain others that we might undertake studies on. I think we'll find, if the committee wants to add value to Parliament, there are a number of opportunities we can undertake on a number of fronts to do that.