Mr. Speaker, I would like to interrupt the family feud and bring us back to sanity and an issue of concern to all Canadians.
Yesterday the Prime Minister three times affirmed that the government will be making additional spending reductions not presently included in the budget to further reduce the deficit.
We welcomed that announcement. We assume it is supported by all members of cabinet and now expect various ministers to bring forward revised estimates containing these additional spending reductions.
My first question today is for one of those ministers, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. What additional expenditure reductions will he be putting forward in his $5 billion departmental budget in order to further reduce spending as the Prime Minister has promised?