Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
Initial reaction to the discussion paper on social programs was unanimous in denouncing both the approach and the content of government proposals. Some critics even come from Liberals. A colleague of the minister said out loud what many secretly think when he stated that "the minister has taken a baseball bat to go after the poorest ones".
How can the minister hope to convince Canadians of the validity of his reform when he cannot even convince his own colleagues?