Mr. Speaker, the issue of social programs is of particular concern to me, as a former labour lawyer in Chile, a 19-year veteran of the FTQ and the member of Parliament for a modest riding in Montréal-Nord. I must admit that I am very concerned, following the release, on October 5, of the Liberal government consultation paper entitled "Improving Social Security in Canada".
The title of this paper bears little relation to its contents. It is at best an ultraconservative paper. Even the Mulroney government had never dared go as far as this Liberal government of Jean Chrétien and Lloyd Axworthy.