Mr. Speaker, during the adjournment debate last night, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage stated that his government is helping finance the 375th anniversary of Trois-Rivières. That is untrue. The organizing committee has received nothing from the Department of Canadian Heritage to date. This statement from the parliamentary secretary demonstrates his lack of understanding of this file.
If the money has already been sent, as he claims, can the minister explain why his government promised, throughout the election campaign, to put $2 million into the 375th anniversary fund?