Mr. Speaker, access to information has just revealed that the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has spent over $200,000 for renovations and luxurious items for his Kent Street office in Ottawa, including over $7,000 for art work, $1,800 for a love seat, and some $254 for a brass nameplate.
My question is for the Prime Minister. In view of the economic hardship and belt tightening that most Canadians have to undergo and the Liberal red book promise to cut spending, will the Prime Minister justify the rationale for this outrageous spending by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans?