Madam Speaker, there is no question that my friend makes some startling revelations with those figures. I would be interested to know what those amounts were used for, and whether in fact they were subsidies. If they were, I would agree with him that unless expenditures of that nature can be justified, they should be cut out.
There is no question that there are certain priorities in our spending situations that we have to look at very carefully and address. We have to set our priorities straight and follow them. Certainly seniors are a priority for this government and for this member.