Mr. Speaker, if the minister would be so kind as to crawl out of his hole and point out where our mistakes were, I invite him to do so.
He is still keeping his eyes shut, however. This minister continues to turn a blind eye to the sufferings of people, of families, of the poor, of youth, most particularly of young people and women. He has had the figures since December 1998 and has given us nothing but ridiculous answers ever since. He had the figures before the budget was brought down.
Why did he not stand up to the Minister of Finance? Why did he let him dip into the employment insurance fund? Why did he allow him to grab millions of dollars rather than change the legislation, which penalized young people and women?