Mr. Speaker, I find myself in rare agreement with my colleague from the Bloc. I appreciate his remarks.
I think what he is getting at is essentially what I was trying to say in my intervention. The government is trying to display to Canadians that it is doing something but when you get beneath the surface, it is not. It is really sad when Canadians not only are expecting but are hoping against hope that the government really is going to do something.
They understand it is crunch time. They understand that it is time to pay the piper. They are saying: "Let us get on with it. Let us face up to our problems in this nation and let us overcome them". The government is telegraphing false hope.
I think that is what the member is alluding to. We do not see real systemic change. What we see is window dressing.