Mr. Speaker, the hon. member referred several times to the problem of women. She was very sympathetic to their needs, but what she said is a far cry from what actually happens. What the government is proposing is a direct contradiction of the principles of equality, justice, tolerance and fairness mentioned by the hon. member, especially when we are talking about a group of women with even more problems, and I am referring to immigrant women, a group I know very well.
I think that when the Liberals were in the opposition, they were far more consistent. Today, they are practising the exact opposite of what they preached in the opposition. It is not a wise decision on the part of a political party like the Liberal Party, the main party in Canada.
My question is this: social programs were introduced when Canada was not as rich as it is now. This was years and years ago. Today, Canada is much richer, so why attack these programs today? Why not get the money to finance these programs from the rich and thus avoid cutting the social benefits for which women have fought for generations?