Mr. Speaker, last year in debate Reformers called the Atlantic
groundfish strategy, or TAGS, a job security program for tinkering, meddling bureaucrats and further that handouts do nothing for people. They destroy people and they destroy their spirit and will.
The Minister of Human Resources Development said words to this effect: "Trust us. We know what we are doing". Now Atlantic Canadians have learned that this big government has failed them once again.
Can the minister explain why he chose to ignore our advice last June and proceed with such a flawed program? If you had listened to us you would not be in this big mess right now.