Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the speech by the hon. member for Parry Sound-Muskoka. I had the chance to listen to the previous Liberal speakers. We heard three speeches and three different positions. One Liberal member who spoke a while ago was sensitive to the needs of the population and focussed on the poorest members of our society. Another shared most of the concerns expressed on this side of the House. Then we gradually moved away from this position with the address by the hon. member for St. Catharines.
I will keep my question short. It is fortunate that I still have my sight because I could see that the hon. member for Parry Sound-Muskoka was on his feet but I was hearing what sounded like a Reform speech. Could the hon. member for Parry Sound-Muskoka tell me what distinguishes his speech from those made by Reform members? He seems to be putting a great distance between himself and some of his colleagues who have spoken, it must be said, from the back benches, not his colleagues from the front benches who are conspicuous by their absence from this debate. We are fortunate to have a minister present in the House. It is interesting, but the viewpoint from the back benches seems a little pro forma and at times sounds like what we heard at the Spicer Commission, a kind of cantina where everyone brings their own wine and where the bill is prepared in advance. While we are talking, I am wondering whether the policies have not already been drafted.
My question to the hon. member for Parry Sound-Muskoka is this: Is there a difference between his own personal position and that of the Reform Party since this is an open debate?