Madam Speaker, the member mentioned the importance of our high tech industries. Earlier in his speech he was critical of the government with regard to the technology partnerships. The government is in partnership with a large number of companies to support our high tech industries.
The member also repeated an allegation from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation that these refundable loans were not being paid back. The fact is that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation included in its calculations amounts of loans which were not currently repayable under the terms of the agreements. All of those loans are being serviced in accordance with the agreements.
Is the member ignorant of the facts or is he just trying to mislead the House?