Mr. Speaker, the use the Bloc is making of the ice storm is scandalous. Clearly, the Bloc has some political catching up to do and it is trying deliberately to score political points on the back of workers.
Either the Bloc does not know what it is talking about or it is putting on an act with the obvious aim of muddling everyone up in the matter of compensation to storm victims who were without work for a number of days.
The conduct of the Government of Canada and the Minister of Human Resources Development in the matter is beyond reproach. We have put resources at Quebec's disposal which were appreciated by both the people in the regions affected and by the Government of Quebec. And the premier himself, Lucien Bouchard, noted the excellent co-operation between the two levels of government.
Consequently, rather than make political hay on the backs of the victims, rather than be nothing more than a vulgar source of propaganda for the mother house in Quebec City in a sad and blatant preprovincial election strategy, the Bloc should acknowledge and pay tribute to the extraordinary contribution of the people and the Government of Canada.