Mr. Speaker, on July 1, 2000, the lease between the federal government and the Conseil économique du Haut-Richelieu for the former military college in Saint-Jean runs out. Companies want to start up on the site of the college and are impatiently awaiting Ottawa's decision.
My question is for the Minister of National Defence. Does the minister intend to grant the request by the Fort Saint-Jean campus to renew the lease on a long term basis to ensure the campus' viability?