Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
Today, in a parliamentary committee, I asked the Minister of Canadian Heritage how she felt about the fact that her predecessor had initially promised that CBC's budget would never be cut, and that he might even increase it, only to break his promise by cutting the budget by $115 million. She told me that she did not do it and that she had nothing to do with it.
How could my colleague explain that a minister would distance herself from her ministerial responsibility and loyalty to the government if not for the fact that she is very embarrassed that her party once again broke its promise?