Mr. Speaker, last week I was quite fortunate to take part in the debate on Bill C-49.
We can criticize how much money was spent on changing the name of the museum, a change that no one asked for except the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
We can also talk about the changes to the museum's mandate, but I think this is also part of the Conservative trend. I am quite concerned about this trend because it seeks to promote a history of the military that is based on military events, and of the Queen and the monarchy, without any real regard for other aspects of Canada's history.
Last week, my colleague from Hamilton Mountain asked why we would not promote the history of women in Canada. The parliamentary secretary said, “I have never heard such nonsense”.
You can read it in Hansard. He said it was garbage. I was quite shocked.
Does the Conservative member opposite believe it is important to promote the history of women?