Mr. Speaker, I heard the hon. member earlier applauding the initiative of the Leader of the Opposition when he mentioned that this government should not have proceeded with the sale of Ginn.
In purely financial terms which the Reform Party is always harping on, the Reform Party should be applauding the initiative taken by this government. In its own very narrow terms, the sale of Ginn gives the Canadian government $10 million for its coffers.
This is an interesting twist because the Reform Party is always preaching that the government should get out of the business world except when it becomes an issue in the media.
Let me reassure the hon. member that if any responsible government wants to tailor a sound cultural policy, and I hope the hon. member wants a sound Canadian cultural policy, if it chooses not to lose its shirt on one deal, it is sound judgment and sound cultural policy. This government will not be throwing Canadian taxpayers' money away.