Mr. Speaker, I am curious about a couple of comments made by the hon. member. One was with respect to business subsidies. He said that in many cases subsidies are made to businesses that are uncompetitive.
I guess he is implying that it is okay to make subsidies to businesses that are competitive. In that case, it is kind of redundant in my judgment. I have to wonder whether the member, given his remarks, can justify any subsidies to business at all.
Is the hon. member so committed to deficit reduction that he would give up his MP's pension, should he ever be lucky enough to get that far, given the Bloc's stand? Would he go on record today saying that he is opposed to MPs pensions as they stand now, especially considering his stand on things like family trusts which he would argue confer special privilege?
Obviously that is what MP pensions do. Let us hear what the member has to say on that issue.