Our concern with this is that there could be a greater politicization of public celebrations in the national capital region. We've already seen that trend with this government, and we fear both a loss of public input and, as I say, greater politicization.
We've seen in the past.... I am continually reminded by my constituents about this government using public money for advertising, which, in their view, is more partisan than public service. There is a concern this clause could extend that blurring of the line to public celebrations like Canada Day.
There are other provisions here about interfering with the way Canadians study history in the school system and the remaking of the Museum of Civilization. Now, again, the concern is that they will be monopolizing public celebrations. These are, yes, national in the public service, and they should have local community input and not in some way serve partisan interests. That's our concern.