Mr. Speaker, many years ago in school we used to report to the class on what we did during the summer break. Frankly, my summer was not half as interesting as the Reform Party's, so I thought I would report on its summer.
Reform's summer to remember began with their leader's disastrous Asian vacation. The member for Calgary Southwest infuriated Canadians by becoming the first leader of the opposition to go overseas and criticize our economy in front of foreign investors.
Then, while some Reformers were recanting their previous attacks on the MP pension plan, others began discussing what most Canadians have known for some time, that Reform has no chance of forming government with its current leader. What about the so-called united alternative? Reform MPs are not united. Canadians do not see them as being much of an alternative.
The summer was not all bad. They managed to recruit a high profile Quebec separatist to their cause. I guess this means the marriage between—