Mr. Speaker, am I supposed to join my feet now?
I do not think this government gets it. In 1992-93 alone ACOA wrote off over $50 million in bad debts. When will these Liberals learn that governments know very little if nothing about running business? Does the minister know the difference between a grant and a loan that is not repaid at taxpayers' expense? If these loans are all going to be repaid, why not let FBDB or the banks fill the role? Why do we need two government agencies to provide the exercise?