Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
In its first budget last February, the government announced it was closing the Collège militaire de Saint-Jean. Reacting to the ensuing controversy and to protests organized by the Official Opposition, the federal government started negotiations with the Government of Quebec and concluded an agreement in principle on July 19. This agreement was never ratified, and negotiations with Quebec are at a standstill.
Considering the uncertainty in which the people of Saint-Jean have been living for far too long, is the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs prepared to resume negotiations with the new government in Quebec, on the basis of the agreement in principle reached on July 19, and to confirm the military role of the college?