Mr. Speaker, this again feels like a bad movie where the Conservative Party members are opposing just for the sake of opposing.
I will ask my colleague a two-part question. I hope his answer will show me that they are not opposing for the sake of opposing, in this case.
He spoke about local Canadian content and how to determine whether content is local. He seemed to be criticizing the implementation of a point system. He gave the example of a movie that talked about Toronto but was filmed in the United States. From what I understood, he seemed to be saying that it would be acceptable to consider that movie Canadian content. I am sorry, but if the royalties and all the actors were paid in the U.S. and all that money is going to stay in the U.S., then I do not think that qualifies as local content, just like an Australian movie that talks about Quebec would not be considered local content either.
I have two questions. First, if we do not have a point system, a mathematical formula or some fairly logical way of assessing whether content is local, how are we going to determine that? What does my colleague propose?
Second, is he really opposed to showcasing Canadian content and giving jobs to people here, whether in Quebec or Canada?