Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
This morning, some 20 organizers of major cultural and sporting events sent a cry for help. The survival of their events will be in jeopardy if the government passes a bill prohibiting sponsoring by tobacco companies.
Will the minister guarantee that her government will not take any measures that would jeopardize major cultural and sporting events such as the Montreal jazz festival, the Just for Laughs festival, or the international film festival in Toronto or in Vancouver?