Mr. Speaker, all of the ministers in the government have been charged with looking at their own departments, the administration and the saving of money. The Minister of Public Works and Government Services is doing what everyone else is doing. They are looking line by line at the budget to see where savings can be made.
We make no apologies. As a national government we are proud that there are public servants across this country, not just in Ottawa.
The hon. member should not read something into what is in effect a legitimate task assigned by a government minister to deal with a very difficult situation.