Madam Chairman, there is a whole pile of things I would like to ask. I will make my questions short, sit down, then get back up and ask something else. I have a couple of questions for the minister which get away from the things that we have talked about.
By the way, the government is talking about job creation. If spending would create jobs the security guard would have two more jobs to go to when he finished here. Everybody would have two or three jobs if spending would create them.
A year ago the official language commissioner said that bonuses were not needed and recommended they be scrapped. The amount spent last year on official language bonuses was $86.6 million. He said: "Don't do that. It is not necessary. It is considered a waste by most".
Under the prison perks I find it amazing that cablevision cost us $1 million. There were all kinds of lawsuits involving $60,000 in claims by prisoners. Most of all, $180,000 was spent on condoms by our prisons. Those are just a few items. The list of that kind of waste and idiotic spending is quite long.
I want to ask the minister, can we look forward to that kind of waste stopping or is the government planning to spend more money for condoms to buy the votes from the convicts who are now allowed to vote thanks to this government?