Thank you.
I'll take 2009 as an example.
In fact, if you're looking at the BIA of 2009,
I think you will agree with me that the problem is not the number of pages, it is what is inside.
When we're looking at it, we're looking at amendments to the Income Tax Act, the income tax regulations, sales and excise taxes, customs tariffs, and so on. There is no mention of immigration. There is no mention of a complete reform of environmental evaluations. There's no reform of CSIS. There's no mention of the creation of an act about the interoperability of police forces in navigable waters.
I think you will agree with me that the difference with this bill, compared to previous bills, is
its scope, the number of areas it affects. I see you agree.
I have another question. Since 1995, the Liberal government and the Conservatives both increased the budget for health and social assistance transfers by 3%. You are probably familiar with the major reductions that resulted from the reform of social programs in 1995.
Can you draw a comparison between the transfers today, in real terms, and the ones from before 1995?