Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.
The post-TAGS package that has been offered by the Liberals and that has been made public in recent days shows that the government just does not seem to get the severity of the crisis, of the social catastrophe, that is facing our coastal communities. Many thousands of Canadian families and their communities are facing a form of extinction.
When will the government appreciate the full gravity of the situation? When will it commit the kind of political will and resources that it has not yet being willing to do?
Or, is this most recent proposal just as trial balloon sent up to make Brian Tobin look like a hero when he eventually negotiates an increase in this inadequate sum?