I apologize for this breach of protocol, Mr. Speaker.
Last week, we heard the member for Saint-Maurice, our Prime Minister, say on television “Come and visit Canada, the greatest country in the world.” This country is the home of 1.5 million unemployed and another 1.5 million children living in poverty, yet he brags about there being no quarrels, no problems, all being well and harmonious between the provinces. Come on, what planet does he live on?
The number of homeless people is growing, as one can see on the streets of Toronto. I saw it on CPAC last week. It is incredible to see that more and more people are forced to live on the street. And we do not have any program for these people. Yet, when travelling abroad, we claim to be living in the greatest country in the world, when in fact, from coast to coast, our health system is being dismantled because we are not getting the money that belongs to us as taxpayers.
That is unacceptable, and I hope that the government and its members will realize what is going on.