Mr. Speaker, what the member calls an addiction
to special interest groups could much more properly be expressed as a real interest and willingness to find out what Canadians believe and what they say.
The proof of the value of having that kind of broad based discussion with Canadians is demonstrated in the kind of recommendations that the majority members tabled when the committee reported this week, unlike the Reform Party's recommendations.
The member for Calgary North, a member of the committee, is quoted today as saying that she hopes people do not misinterpret aspects of the Reform Party's report on social policy, admitting "they were not thought through very well before they were rushed into print".