Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development. It concerns his proposal to redesign Canada's social safety net.
The fact that we have a caucus of 52 members speaks well to the point that we too are listening to Canadians. They have been saying that when their businesses or their families establish budgets they always ask how much money is available and then they ask how best they can use it. It is only governments that decide what they want and then try to find the money to pay for it.
Will the minister break with his backward budgetary approach and ask the Minister of Finance for a pre-established, overall budget limit for social spending?