Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development. The statements made by the Auditor General of Canada confirm that the Minister of Human Resources Development has launched a reform of social programs without the information required to make a real diagnosis. The Auditor General also deplored the lack of co-operation between Ottawa and the provinces.
Does the minister admit, as the Auditor General points out, that he has launched a reform of social programs before he was ready and that his haste can only be explained by his eagerness to meet the budget requirements of the finance minister, who has found no better way to reduce his deficit than to make the poorest people pay?