Mr. Speaker, the auditor general recently stated that when it comes to giving grants, the federal government has a very poor track record. He said that there are “problems in compliance, weaknesses in program design”—which is the problem here—“and instances of poor control”. In other words, taxpayers' money is being spent where no one ever intended it to be spent, and these films are a prime example. Even the minister said that she is concerned about the government funding for this kind of movie.
If the minister is genuine in her concern, will she rewrite her department's guidelines for giving funds to the Canada Council? Will she move today to cancel this latest grant which is going to help out the Canadian pornography industry?