Mr. Speaker, it is very unfortunate that the Leader of the Opposition seems to think that he has to get down to the level of personal attacks on the Prime Minister in order to deal with an issue of policy.
It is very clear on this issue that in the face of concerns expressed in the broadcasting sector by groups such as the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, ACTRA, the Canadian Conference of the Arts and many newspaper editorials, they are all urging the government to act.
It would appear that in the mind of the Leader of the Opposition the government should not fulfil its responsibility to bring about good public policy because someone happens to have some relationship to a relative of the Prime Minister. Although that seems to be what is in the mind of the Leader of the Opposition, this government was elected with the responsibility for public policy. We are prepared to answer on the basis of good public policy and that is what we are doing. It is consistent with what the public is urging us to do.