Mr. Speaker, we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation, but Canada existed long before.
For over a year now, we have been asking the Minister of Canadian Heritage for a plan for the celebration of this 150th anniversary. Instead, the government throws together a disparate and haphazard Canada 150 program that has everyone so pressed for time that neither the municipalities in Quebec nor the Province of Ontario will be able to participate.
Will the Conservatives admit that this mad rush is just a way for them to hand out goodies before the election?