Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
Today the 1993 annual report from the Commissioner of Official Languages was tabled in the House. In his report Victor Goldbloom states: "Given the present economic circumstances, we are more convinced than ever that the bilingualism bonus should be eliminated". Last year those bonus payments cost taxpayers nearly $51 million. Increased budgetary expenditures as opposed to the government's stated intent of deficit reduction sends out a mixed signal.
Will the Prime Minister follow the commissioner's strong recommendation to eliminate bilingualism bonuses, thus assuring tax weary Canadians his government is serious about deficit reduction?