Mr. Chair, I am going to share my time with Mr. Bachand. My question deals specifically with the Manège militaire de Québec.
I have carefully read the supplementary estimates that you have sent us as well as the main estimates for National Defence. Last December 8, I asked a question about the Manège militaire. I was told that the government had set aside the sum of $2 million in the 2009 budget in order to develop a plan for the future of the Manège militaire. In the 2010 budget, the Manège militaire is referred to on p. 259. We are told that the Economic Action Plan is also providing $2 million.
Is that the same $2 million that appears in two different budgets or is it new money? It seems to me like a repeat announcement.
Anyway, as I see it, $2 million to rebuild an armoury is clearly not enough. The rumour in Quebec City is that $100 million will be needed. I have looked through all the information that I have access to and I cannot find the amount allocated for the reconstruction of the Manège militaire. So that is my second question: have you established an amount, in the budget as well as in the estimates, to rebuild the Manège militaire de Québec?