Mr. Speaker, the document quoted by the Toronto Star is a Cabinet document saying that not only has the decision to reduce social spending by $7.5 billion, in addition to the cuts already announced, been made, but the ministers also decided to hide the truth from everybody during the consultation process. The Toronto Star is not a paper suspected of anti-Liberals sentiments, so I give it some credibility. That gives us an idea of what it would be like if the Reform Party were in power.
Does the Prime Minister admit that by hiding the extent of the cuts his government intends to impose on the needy he is asking people to participate in a phony consultation? How can a government that will reduce social spending by $15 billion in five years still speak of compassion?