Mr. Speaker, first of all, I wish to thank the hon. member for Shefford for putting this motion before the House, in spite of the fact that my party is somewhat uneasy with its possible financial implications. Still, her concern is a very healthy one.
I would like to ask my hon. colleague from the NDP if he agrees that, looking back on the last 60 years, it would be difficult to find a government as heartless, unfair, incompetent and stupid in the management of antipoverty efforts as the one opposite.
This is a rather unique case of a government that is not only facing particular conditions but also making people poorer though its fiscal policies. Does my colleague agree that the best thing that could happen to the poor in this country would be for this government to be defeated?