Mr. Speaker, two years ago auditors criticized the human resources department for doling out grants for political purposes in the transitional jobs fund.
This audit exposed a $6 million forestry project in New Brunswick that they said should not have been granted. The government estimates of job creation were highly inflated and were “more political than other programming”.
This $6 million bungle has mushroomed to a $1 billion bungle. Why does the minister insist on continuing with business as usual and on giving grants for political purposes rather—