Mr. Speaker, first, I did not take any cheap shots at the civil service. I just mentioned the pay scales. I pointed out that the government seemed to be protecting those at the top while cutting those at the bottom which I do not think is fair.
I want to respond to the hon. member's main point where he said that he felt his job as a member of Parliament was to stand by the platform on which he was elected. On page 20 of the red book, the Liberals promised to reduce the professional and special services budget of the government by 15 per cent. He may read this on page 20 of the red book if he has not read it already. I presume he has not since he is standing here today saying he stands by the policies he ran on at election time.
The professional and special services budget has increased by $136 million. If the member is going to say that he stands by the platform on which he was elected, he will vote against the motion that approves this $136 million because two seconds ago he said it was the platform by which he sits on that side of the House.
The whole thing we are trying to point out is that Liberal broken promises are littered all over the floor. This is another one which was just repeated by the member over there.
My final point is that on several occasions members of the Reform Party have voted against the block of the Reform Party which totally defeats the point he made earlier on.