Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be glad to allow some time for the hon. member of the Tory Party, except that he did not rise fast enough and I was up first. Therefore, I get the first question. That is the rule around here. If he wants to be smart, he can get up first.
The minister acknowledged that there were pockets of unemployment which she used to justify money going into areas in and around her riding. At first she stood by those grants as following the rules, but then she had to admit that they did not follow the rules.
I would like to know from the parliamentary secretary, how can we believe that department when it says it is going to live by the rules from here on in?