Thank you, Madam Chair. I will take the floor again.
With regard to the comment that was made concerning the Jewish community, I appreciate that Ms. Saks is here as a member of that community and wants to use her voice to speak on their behalf. I also have a voice as an elected official in this country. While I myself am not a member of the Jewish community, I do have many friends within the community.
I too have the ability to use my voice. I would ask that this does not be turned into a fight as to who can exercise their voice to the greater extent or in the right way. By asking Minister Rodriguez to this committee is one form of advocacy on the Jewish community.
Through you, Chair, Ms. Saks having an opportunity to ask the officials a question is another form of advocacy, but both are valuable.
With that, I will step back into what is proper protocol for this committee, which is to entertain motions brought forward by duly elected members of Parliament, which I am. I have brought forward a motion to ask for Minister Rodriguez to come to this committee. I am asking for that because there is half a million dollars' worth of funding given through the CRTC to—