Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for the answer.
I have learned that he has planned a news conference for later today to release the details of the program. I may be new to Parliament but I hear that holding Friday afternoon press conferences is an old Ottawa trick. Apparently the idea is to get the information out without any chance for opposition MPs to question or criticize before the following week.
It is obvious the announcement has been ready for several days. Why is the minister trying to sneak it out the back door on a Friday afternoon?