I might say this, Mr. Chair. I'm willing to listen, but keep in mind I would like to know how he targets this money at the very specific people who had planned on utilizing the moneys. In fact, I really think the reason the government cancelled this program in the beginning is not because the opposition was opposed to it. It was because when the minister really did the calculations on how much it was going to cost, there was going to be greater uptake in the program than there were finances available, and the government just didn't want to see that money go out. If he did his homework, he should be able to tell us that--how much was going to go out?
On May 29th, 2007. See this statement in context.