Mr. Speaker, let us set the record straight about the number of people on welfare in Quebec. Statistics provided by the Quebec department of income security reveal that, in July 1995, there were 799,900 people on welfare; in August 1995, the figure was 799,400, 500 fewer; and, in September 1995, there were 800,100 people on welfare in Quebec. So either the minister does not know how to count or he spends his time inventing figures.
The Prime Minister, who always has the word honesty on the tip of his tongue, should ask his minister to make use of this virtue in tabling his famous document. What is preventing the minister from acting honestly and openly?