Mr. Chair, I understand now what the member just said in her speech, which was that the Conservatives do not understand a thing about Quebec culture or Canadian culture. They are saying that the only purpose of this agreement is to ensure that a few famous Canadian artists can tour the world. The Conservatives do not understand that the cultural exemption is important to the development of the artists of tomorrow. Artists such as Céline Dion and Cirque du Soleil do not start out at the international level. They get their start in local communities before achieving international fame. The Conservatives want to do away with these opportunities at the local and regional levels, cut these programs that would help the artists of tomorrow grow and develop.
I want to ask my colleague whether, like me, she gets the feeling that the Conservatives do not understand anything about culture and how to preserve culture so that in 20, 30, 40, 50 and 100 years, Quebec and the rest of Canada are still as vital as they are today.