Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is wrong. The red book did not state that possible spending on millennium activities would be limited to $10 million. It spoke of only one commitment: to give $10 million to the Canada Council to commission works of art of a permanent nature to mark the millennium.
What we are talking about is about $2 per Canadian. It involves levering hundreds of millions of dollars from private organizations, businesses, non-governmental organizations and communities to help communities and organizations carry out activities they want to mark the millennium.