Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the comments by my dear colleague, the member for Edmonton North.
This is a very innovative bill. I have had a chance to review both the comments and some of the supporting documentation provided by the minister of heritage.
I am interested in the comments that my colleague from Edmonton made just a moment ago. In Ontario riding we have many museums and a number of people have donated artefacts over the years. It may come as a surprise to the House that Ontario riding was the riding and the county after which the rest of the province was named in 1867. Previous to that it was Upper Canada and Canada East.
I have a very simple question for the member. Perhaps he could explain to the House some of the significant impacts the bill might have in the area like Edmonton where I know there are many people of various backgrounds who moved there over the years.
Particularly the francophone community in that part of the country.