Mr. Speaker, first of all, we are not muzzling anyone. The previous Liberal government adopted a policy on government communications in 2002, and we improved that policy in 2006. We expanded the transparency criteria, in particular regarding marketing and public opinion research. These are false accusations, as my colleague knows very well.
We have been perfectly clear about the fact that we want to communicate, and it is only logical that the minister should be the main spokesperson for the department.