We too believe the media should continue to exist. However, you've refused to answer my question: why, in an election year, have you come up with this gift at taxpayers' expense?
Minister, I'm sure the Citadel in Quebec City is important to you. A report by the Auditor General states that Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Department of National Defence haven't taken adequate measures to preserve the heritage value of federal properties.
Why do you allow inferior materials, that is to say, an American stone inconsistent with the original material, to be installed at the Citadel, whereas the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada require, on page 213, that original stone must be used where it's still available? In the case of the Citadel in Quebec City, the original stone is still available. Why don't you intervene with National Defence and order it to repair the Citadel using the appropriate stone, the original stone, green sandstone from Sillery, rather than install non-compliant American stone? It's a matter of complying with federal standards, and you're the guardian of our heritage, Minister.