Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Can you tell us how efficient the measures in your bill and the amendments to it have been, given the current situation in Ontario in terms of ticket resales?

Canadian Heritage committee  Basically, you are telling me that you have not been able to see your bill as such put into effect, and that cold water was poured on your initiative.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay. Mrs. Kiwala, I would like your comments on the third point I raised. Do you believe that your bill, and the 22,000 responses it generated, have had an effect and have made the ticket sales sector aware of the resale issue?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Welcome to our committee, Mrs. Kiwala. My congratulations for your political commitment. Society needs people who get involved, as you do. Can you understand me?

Canadian Heritage committee  My English isn't either.

Canadian Heritage committee  You were an MPP when the Tragically Hip show took place. What was the difference between the face value of the tickets and what the resellers were asking?

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  So there really was a lot of greed. You therefore introduced your private member's bill—in 2017, I believe—in order to tackle the problem. You indicated that your bill was amended and I would like to know more about that. You also seem to be saying that there is a combination of

Canadian Heritage committee  Excuse me, Madam Chair, but the question isn't for you. It is for the minister and I would like him to answer.

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, I would like to receive written answers, if possible.

Canadian Heritage committee  No, he didn't. I still don't know how much money the government invested in Facebook. I don't know what he'll tell the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting about the subsidies disguised as tax credits that the government is giving the Facebooks and Googles of this world.

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, I hope you didn't deduct this intervention from my speaking time.

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, I would like Mr. Boissonnault to let me get to my point. The government is currently in trouble. There are no two ways about it. Last week, the Prime Minister sent an intimidating letter to the leader of the official opposition—

Canadian Heritage committee  Madam Chair, if I weren't constantly interrupted I could get to the point I'm trying to make.

Canadian Heritage committee  What is the government trying to hide? While the government is embroiled in scandals, in intimidating threats against our leader, a minister—