Mr. Speaker, it is refreshing to hear a member from the NDP talk about fiscal responsibility. What we are looking at today is that the old way of spending for votes is with us, rather than wisely administering the public trust. That is what is staring us in the face.
The minister of HRDC seems to be characterized as a starry-eyed idealist defending cash transfer programs, taking from the many to give to the few. The Liberals are like the Liberals of old, the do-gooders for their friends who stupidly believe that top down broad bureaucratic job creation programs actually create lasting economic transformation. The Liberals cannot manage. Especially starting in the Pearson-Trudeau years, federal ministers are inherently expansionary. They exist; therefore they will spend.
Will the member vote against the socialism of the Liberals in the next budget? What we are looking at today was in last year's budget. The Minister of Finance has to bear a lot of responsibility for the philosophy and the program allocation, what were the stated goals of the program. I am looking for a critical evaluation come budget time if there is an appearance of these kinds of programs in the next budget.