Mr. Speaker, last week the Reform Party tried to disguise a party the voters have rejected in the last three elections. Despite the United Alternative's best efforts to appear more moderate, from what I saw the convention reeked of the same old rubbish.
Delegates voted to support refugees and immigrants only where they were a positive source of economic growth.
They voted down resolutions calling for national standards in health and education.
They threw out resolutions calling for government to play an effective role in job training and retraining.
They rejected a role for government fostering an economic climate that recognizes the need of Canadian youth.
A pollster who made Mike Harris blush asked if they would vote for a Jew.
It is the same leader, the same discredited policies, the same extremists. I predict that Canadians will reject—