Yes, I think it has more than eight characters in it, Mr. Speaker.
The comment was that Gordon Slade is selective in the grants that come out of ACOA. I would suggest that is very likely the truth of the matter. That is the problem.
It does not take a brain surgeon to go through any list to see that the selection of the grants in ACOA are made on an inequitable basis. There are all kinds of similar industries in Atlantic Canada. And not just in Atlantic Canada, but in Ontario, in western Canada. They do not get money although taxpayers right across the country pays into it.
Where does the government get the right to select the taxpayers' money and pay it to whomever it wants on its basis? It is selective all right. It is a selective procedure but it is unfair to all those who do not get it. The answer is to get out of regional development grants, get out of ACOA.