Mr. Speaker, there were many questions but I will answer the first question first and then in the order in which they came.
The question was, do I think the $60 million might be put to better use. I suppose it depends on one's perspective. In the last session of this House before I was a member of parliament there was a great deal of talk and discussion in Cape Breton, where we have a staggering rate of unemployment, that the gun control registration centre would be placed in my riding creating upwards of 100 jobs. That was a pretty enticing argument.
I suppose from the perspective of a member of parliament who might possibly have some of his constituents put to work in a gun registration centre in an area of high unemployment it is not too much money. On the other hand if it is going to stay here in Ottawa, maybe that changes my perspective a little bit and I do not think it is going to be located in Cape Breton.
Could the money be put to better use? There is no shortage of money in this country—