Mike Lake at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 1st, 2007. See this statement in context.

May 1st, 2007 / 4:55 p.m.

Conservative

Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB

The funding would be withheld at that point.

I was interested to hear Mr. Savage's comments. I think he's finally come around a bit, because he referred to the Liberal record as “so many years of wandering in the wilderness”. I thought that was interesting.

I want to talk a bit about that. The Liberal government was in power for almost 13 years, wandering in the wilderness. You worked with them and you lobbied them, yet no legislation was ever passed or even created. Can you tell me why not? Do you have any thoughts on that?

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