Mr. Speaker, I cannot help but comment on this last statement that the money will be there if there is a shortfall in the fund. Many members opposite have indicated to us that the main reason the government wants this $30 billion is because it is the taxpayers' money and the government is protecting the interests of the taxpayer.
I would like to ask the hon. member just exactly which side of the mouth the Liberal government is speaking from? On the one hand it says it is protecting the taxpayer by giving the money back to them and on the other hand it is saying that if there is a shortfall it will be taken away.
One way or another the taxpayer is going to be funding this. Whose money is it? A large part of it was the taxpayers' money and another part was the individual beneficiary's money. Who is going to get this money? Who are the Liberals actually trying to protect? It sounds to me like the only people they are really trying to protect are themselves and their greedy ambitions.