Mr. Speaker, I recently was sent a letter by Mr. Jones of Chatham, Ontario who writes in part:
I am writing to say how glad I am that at least one member is willing to condemn the planned Theme Park in Shawinigan as just what it really is, blatant patronage.
Mr. Chrétien does not seem to get the message. The real reason the Conservatives were kicked out was because of patronage, appointments to the Senate, old buddies rewarded for life at our expense, and on and on. It appears to be just more of the same with Chrétien.
I guess we should consider ourselves lucky-