If members wish to hear my answer, perhaps they could at least listen. I am certain that many events in small communities have much more merit than coming to the assistance of the Montreal Expos, the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Raptors, or the Vancouver Grizzlies.
I am sure that the public will find that there was more merit in helping small community projects than professional sports, where those involved earn in the millions.
That is my last question, because I know that time is running out. In the House, the minister was very surprised when we told him that the federal government had bought advertising space in L'Almanach du peuple at a cost of $500,000 a year, when the government of Quebec had paid 35 times less for the same amount of space.
I do not know whether he will remember this but he was told in the House that the government of Quebec had paid 35 times less than him for the same advertising space. This goes back ten days or so. He has just taken up his new position. I can understand that it has taken him a certain amount of time to get up to speed.
Where is he at with the audit of contracts handled by Groupe Polygone, which cost the federal government 35 times more than they cost the government of Quebec? Where is he at with that? In this case, there was no RCMP investigation, it was not referred anywhere, and it is completely scandalous that this much money was spent.
Where is he at with his audits concerning the specific case to which I am referring today?