Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Minister
I remind you that Bloc Québécois MPs rejected your last budget. We voted against the budget because it failed significantly to meet the needs of Quebec and Quebeckers in general. I'm thinking in particular of the very big chunk of that budget that was allocated to the auto industry in Ontario and the fact that there was absolutely nothing for manufacturing industries in Quebec. That is why we voted against that budget.
However, there is a home renovation tax credit in Bill C-51. In that regard, we are very happy to see in the bill a component of the plan the Bloc Québécois presented to you, namely the home renovation tax credit. We are happy with that aspect of the bill.
I would like to come back to your remarks. You talked about the Broadcasting Act in relation to the CBC. You say that you will be increasing the CBC's borrowing power from $25 million to $220 million.
In 2007, a unanimous recommendation from the heritage committee intended to support the CBC and give it a clearer picture of what lay ahead from a financial standpoint, called for the Government of Canada and the CBC to sign a seven-year memorandum of agreement. The agreement would have ensured the future of the CBC in terms of investment and development.
Why did you reject the unanimous proposal from the heritage committee and opt instead to increase its borrowing power?