Madam Speaker, I was listening to the hon. member for Prince Albert, who gave me one more reason to justify the Bloc Québécois opposition when the millennium scholarships was set up. At the time, we had asked for Quebec's share of the money to be transferred to the Government of Quebec so that it could continue to manage its bursary and loan system as it had been doing for many years. I agree with the hon. member when he says that money deposited in bank accounts should not stay there. He is, in effect, saying that the Bloc was right to oppose the creation of these foundations.
I would like the hon. member to comment on this, but first I will quote part of the opposition motion:
That the House call on the government to implement the measures recommended in the latest Auditor General's report to improve the framework for the accountability of foundations—
One measure that could be taken is to support Bill C-277, an act to amend the Auditor General Act (audit of accounts). This would give the Auditor General the right to examine the foundations.
Since the President of the Treasury Board said that this bill corresponds to the Conservative motion, I would ask the hon. member for Prince Albert whether he thinks Bill C-277, as presented by the Bloc Québécois, could be used as one of the measures to resolve the issue of transparency with these foundations.