Mr. Chair, before answering the question, I would remind my honourable colleague that on the subject of UNESCO which is of so much interest to him, and also on the issue of cultural diversity, which is of even greater interest to him, two weeks ago, in Halifax, a proposal on cultural diversity and a commitment by the provinces to contribute to that debate was put forward by Saskatchewan and seconded by Alberta.
I should mention that, by Friday, we will present our report on cultural diversity at UNESCO, and I stress that all provinces have made an input. Our position is to count on the provinces as partners.
That being said, I would suggest to the hon. member that he saves his question about the appointment for tomorrow and puts it to my colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for appointments.