Mr. Speaker, I can see the program now: “Fountains for a Better Life”, as if anyone is going to believe that.
The finance minister may sniff at $200,000 of taxpayers' money, but to Canadians that is a huge amount of money. They can make fun of it, but that is a lot of money.
The finance minister said that he supports the old style government job creation schemes and now the Deputy Prime Minister has agreed with that. It is nothing but shame that should be heaped on them for that.
I would ask again, does he agree with the Prime Minister's claim that this boondoggle of $200,000 for the fountain—