Mr. Speaker, it is a shame the hon. member across the way has such a gift of presentation. He is a powerful orator but he lacks so much in substance.
I follow on the comments of another hon. member. This member was telling us in the Reform Party that when it comes to social programs we are not there. Yet I remind him again about the $6 billion cut in social transfers. I was in the House when his party voted against compensating some of the hepatitis C victims. If we are talking about social conscience I would like to see him demonstrate it in a number of those areas.
In addition, I will point out some of the expenditures that party is concerned about that I would rather see go to those truly in need. For example, there was a $1.3 million study for the development of better bananas in Honduras.
Is that what he sees as a priority for the government? That is where it is spending dollars that could go to people who have legitimate needs in this country. I ask him to add a lot more substance to his comments to match his ability at presentation.