Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry.
On Wednesday my colleague from Vancouver North demanded that funding for many Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council projects should be eliminated. In her response the Deputy Prime Minister disagreed, suggesting that questioning these decisions is somehow highly unethical.
This program costs the Canadian taxpayers $100 million per year. It is our responsibility to question and scrutinize public spending. Does the minister not agree it is his responsibility to ensure the money is not wasted?