Mr. Speaker, my question is for the secretary of state responsible for regional development.
The secretary of state is hiding behind the infrastructure program when it comes to explaining his failure to act on the Montreal Convention Centre issue. The fact is that priorities in terms of infrastructure were set by the Quebec Liberals in 1993 but, in 1997, only $20 million was allotted to such projects.
Will the secretary of state act on the consensus that exists in Montreal, where everyone wants the convention center to be expanded? Will Ottawa pay up, and pay up now?