Mr. Speaker, the Minister for International Trade said that our cultural restrictions may be costing us greater exports and foreign markets, yet the Minister of Canadian Heritage wants to increase those restrictions. That is her answer to cultural protection. The heritage minister has said that Canadian culture should not be treated like pork bellies, it is not a commodity. On the other hand, she boasts that Canadian culture has created lots of jobs through exports.
When is she going to wake up and smell the Colombian coffee? We live in a global economy. The heritage minister has said that Canadian culture is a valuable export. Who speaks for the government, the heritage minister or the Minister for International Trade?