Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Secretary of State responsible for women's issues.
It has come to my attention that taxpayers are spending $25,000 on a management training course for the president of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women just 11 months before her term expires and just two months after the council laid off other staff.
Does the minister feel that the expenditure is appropriate and have provisions been made for repayment to the taxpayers for this free education program?