Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister said that $5 million out of the $20 million spent on saving the Winnipeg Jets came from the Pan American Games budget. Yet, no event featured in these games requires a 22,000 seat arena.
Since no event featured in the Pan American Games requires building a 22,000 seat arena, will the Deputy Prime Minister admit that, by taking $5 million from the federal contribution to the Pan American Games and giving it to the Winnipeg Jets, the government is in fact misappropriating public funds?