Mr. Speaker, my question is for the President of the Treasury Board.
We recently learned that, over the past five years, the federal government spent millions of dollars, some $85 million to be exact and an estimated $18 million in 1992-93 alone, on a series of promotional videos on windsurfing safety, life as a Canadian forces officer and searching for Santa Claus, to a name a few. You will agree with me that such a waste of public funds is really unacceptable in view of the pitiful state of government finances.
My question is as follows: Is the President of the Treasury Board prepared to give this House the assurance that, since taking office, the new Liberal government has put a stop to such squandering of public funds?