Ms. Boutin-Sweet, I am sorry.
I would also like to support the motion put forward by my colleague, Mr. Nantel.
Indeed, I find this very interesting. In fact, I myself studied history and I am a member of the historical society in my riding. I am very familiar with the role that historians play. We heard witnesses, as Mr. Nantel already mentioned. There is one problem. It is not up to a government to decide what will be studied in history. We all have our own biases.
I think it is not up to us to decide. We have the proof when we look at the text of the first motion. There is no mention of first nations and no mention, unless I am mistaken, of Quebec, of the Quebec nation or of francophones outside of Quebec. It seems to me that when we talk about Canadian history, those are important elements to point out.
We see the problem. We are stuck with these decisions and we do not have the complete picture. If I had the opportunity to amend the motion and include the multitude of historical events that were not included in the examples provided, we would be here until tomorrow morning. I think that is proof that it is not up to politicians to decide on history, it is up to historians, for whom I have a great deal of respect, since I am one, actually.
Thank you.