Mr. Speaker, due to popular demand the federal government's cash buyout program aimed at reducing the public service is expected to cost an extra $500 million in addition to the original cost of $1 billion. These expensive buyout programs are costing the taxpayers millions of dollars and are giving some lucky public servants a golden handshake similar to winning the lottery.
Will the President of the Treasury Board confirm that the government's buyout plans are far too generous and that it has been a long time since so much has been given by so many to so few?