Mr. Speaker, I would like the minister to stand up before Canadian taxpayers and say that giving people who make $200,000 a year more money is an important benefit to the country.
TAGS is now at least $385 million in the hole. Funds are being diverted from training, the most promising component of the program, to cover the shortfall. As illogical as it seems, the minister continues to defend giving those who make over $200,000 per year financial support.
Given the serious financial constraints of TAGS, will the minister now focus the few dollars we have left on those people who really need the money and not on those making over $200,000 a year?