Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
For the last 25 years Parliament's annual review of the estimates has led to a total reduction in government expendi-
tures of one-millionth of one per cent. Clearly the system has not been allowed to work. It has been 20 years since the government last accepted a recommendation to reduce expenditures.
Therefore, I ask the Minister of Finance if he is prepared to accept recommendations from committees to reduce the estimates, thereby allowing Parliament to do its job.