Mr. Speaker, Mr. McAvity, who represents 2,000 not for profit museums in Canada, said: "We are very pleased to be here today in support of these amendments. The museum community has been patiently waiting for these amendments for several years". He went on to say: "This legislation was universally applauded by Canadian museums as it brought our community in line with those of many other western nations whose governments have been supporting the enrichment of public collections through similar legislation for years". Mr McAvity went on to say even more resoundingly that the Canadian Museums Association came before the committee to voice its wholehearted endorsement of these amendments.
Given all of the above, does the hon. member think he has more expertise than those individuals to judge what is good for Canadian museums? I thank the hon. member for his patience in allowing me to put the question.