I am certainly going to give it a try. As this is the only turn I get, I will signal you if I succeed before the end of this meeting. How much time do I have left? I have 5 minutes left? I don't believe it!
I made a promise to my colleague, Mr. Menegakis. I am going to read him a little excerpt from the Globe and Mail's business section last Saturday.
As the deadline for work approaches, Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber told The Globe and Mail that he and other members of the Conservative caucus are urging cabinet ministers to cut more aggressively. “Everything should be on the table,” he said, listing federal funding for the CBC and the Royal Alberta Museum as areas where savings can be found.
I will pass it over to you, Mr. Menegakis.
I'm surprised they want to cut the Alberta museum; usually they're pretty strong on dinosaurs.
Sorry, that's a cheap shot.
I have to ask: in the efforts you are making, does Radio-Canada/CBC have any significance as an institution?