Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to what the Deputy Prime Minister has said and I do agree with him on the importance of decorum and the respect owed to people.
I think he will agree that, being in the opposition or not, we are allowed to criticize ideas but that we also have to be considerate to people. I agree with him on that.
I would like to talk about some of the files that he is responsible for as Deputy Prime Minister and minister, including crown corporations and some foundations. I would say this.
This government seems to rely more and more on foundations to spend public funds. Even in international aid, I learned this morning that the $500 million set aside for Africa had first been transferred to a trust over which CIDA has no control. I would like the Deputy Prime Minister, who usually has progressive ideas, to tell us if he agrees that, on the contrary, we should review this trend to ensure that parliamentarians have direct access to information by questioning ministers?