Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member wants me to make a list and compare federal and Quebec sponsorship initiatives, I am prepared to do so.
The Canadian government sponsored the jazz festival to the tune of $400,000, while Quebec provided two and a half times that amount, or $1 million. The Canadian government gave $550,000 to the Just for Laughs Festival, while the Quebec government paid two and a half times that, or $1 million.
If the hon. member wants to make comparisons, I can go on. Last year's federal sponsorship of the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières totalled $150,000, compared to $246,000 for Quebec's. If this is the criterion he wants to apply, the hon. member is mistaken.