Mr. Speaker, another day, another ACOA scam. TAGS and ACOA dole out $310,000 to Roger Birmingham for a meat store in St. John's, Newfoundland, and he goes bankrupt. Then he reopens his doors and picks up a new partner, former Mayor Bob Whiffin. Surprise, he gets hundreds of thousands of dollars more. The same location, the same business, the same old sad story.
Was it right to use taxpayer dollars to restart this failed business? Yes or no.