Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to my colleague from St. Albert. I wondered at the start whether or not he was talking about the motion before the House. I have lots of comments about that but I will only make one. He complained about the IPU and said that only people who agreed with the aims and objectives of the organization were permitted on the executive.
My hon. colleague represents the party that is constantly pointing out that if hon. members representing Quebec and the Bloc Quebecois are here they are not following the aims and objectives of Parliament, which is obviously to do the best we can for the people of Canada. I am not sure how he can have it both ways. He also mentioned his vendetta against those members who travel on some of these things to learn about other parts of the world and so on. Yet I notice he is very interested in competitiveness around the world and Canada's competitiveness, providing jobs. I do not know how he thinks we are will achieve that by sitting at home in Prince Alberta and gazing at our navels.
He has said all decision making is here in Ottawa and that the bill does not address that. The bill replaces 39 programs, which certainly suggests the people in Ottawa know best where each program should go with five which put a great deal of decision making with the local people. In my riding people are already taking advantage of this.