Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
He will know that while in opposition he and his Liberal colleagues opposed Conservative cuts to UI that were not as deep as those they are pushing through the House today. Indeed, the minister's predecessor said the Tory cuts made Margaret Thatcher look like Mother Theresa by comparison.
As the red book committed the Liberals to restore public trust and confidence in government, would the minister tell the House how public trust and confidence in government can possibly be restored with such an about-face on UI?