Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Actually, I'm speaking specifically to the motion. It was a good thing that you put on your earpiece, Mr. Caputo. That way, you'll understand my arguments and how I feel about the motion.
Taylor Swift is mentioned in it and that topic is considered important. Apparently, her show is linked to the issue of affordability, particularly to the fact that people have to use food banks. Donations to food banks are also at issue. I think that this still heads in the right direction. Ms. Swift still serves as an inspiration, even though there may have been an additional donation to a food bank in this case. I imagine that most of her fans followed her example.
She's very popular with people in general, somewhat like Justin Bieber. His fans were part of a certain generation and his songs were perfect for dancing. Mr. Harper's children were apparently among his fans. They attended some of his concerts. Perhaps we should explore the phenomenon of stars and why people want to attend their concerts so much. That's a bit of a philosophical question, I think.
If not everyone can afford to attend a popular star's concert, does that mean no one should? I'm looking at Mr. Villemure, who is very familiar with these kinds of questions combining ethics and logic. Of course, there are poor people who would have liked to see Taylor Swift's concert, but for whom it was impossible. Does that mean that no one should have attended? Some people paid a very high price for their tickets; others won them in a contest. Not everyone had that opportunity. A rather pointed question arises here.
I have to switch to English.
It's the dog-in-the-manger problem.
The dog can't eat hay and he won't let anyone else eat hay. Some parliamentarians may have been very disappointed not to be able to attend the Taylor Swift concert. A survey should be done to determine Taylor Swift's popularity by age and political party. Those are the questions I have when I see a motion of this kind. I'm wondering what the purpose of all this is. Is it to punish certain people? In my opinion—this may also be the opinion of Mr. Barrett, who moved the motion—this music was sometimes rather in dubious taste.
I'll leave it at that, Mr. Chair.