Mr. Speaker, this is a time in the history of the country when all regions should be building bridges, not walls and barriers.
The hon. member, as a federal member of Parliament, is endorsing actions which are clearly contrary to the law under the Canada assistance plan. All of a sudden the hon. member seems to have acquired great powers of legal judgment.
I would simply refer the hon. member to the Finlay case in the federal court, which clearly substantiates the responsibility of the federal government to uphold the basic conditions under the Canada assistance plan. I would recommend that before the hon. member starts to lecture people on the law that she should first read the law.