Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the member's speech and particularly to his motion in amendment. I have a short question for him.
He mentioned the have nots? Is the worst failure of the Liberal government, which has been in power since 1994, not to have contributed to the systematic impoverishment of the people who are already hurting in our society because of the employment insurance program and the cuts in the transfer payments?
The economy is doing well and that the unemployment rate is declining, yet we see increasing poverty, largely because of the government.
Is the federal government not to be blamed for this terrible situation where a country whose collective wealth is sizeable cannot distribute it in a way that would benefit everybody?