Mr. Speaker, when I was here at the beginning of the last Parliament, the Tories were high in the polls too. This first year is over.
When the president of CN was asked about possibly ending a few of his lavish perks, he responded: "Are you saying that as a result of downsizing all of us in the executive ranks should reduce our compensation by 10, 15 or 20 per cent?" You bet, that is exactly what we are saying and we proposed that this morning to the finance committee.
When will this government start to lead by example and not lead by the nose?