Mr. Speaker, I was very curious and listened closely because I wanted to see if the hon. member would mention Yukon or the territories.
The transfer payments to Yukon will be cut by $20 million. Our only weather station in the whole north has been taken away. There will be no flood warnings this year.
We have just had a huge event in Yukon. The only operating iron ore mine has closed, throwing over 700 people out of work. Changes to UI have meant that they will not be eligible for UI. The changes to the transfer payments mean that we no longer have the Canada Assistance Plan that would match that level of devastation by 50%.
We have cuts in transfer payments, which means that the Yukon government has less money to absorb on social assistance for those who are no longer eligible for UI because of the changes.
The compounding of the situation is not good for Canadians, and I am distressed that a member of Parliament did not even mention the territories.