Mr. Speaker, the human resources audit uncovered an appalling pattern of mismanagement and misuse of funds, many just prior to the 1997 election. The human resources minister ignored that audit. The minister was so irresponsible and so needy of attention that she handed her own riding three-quarters of a million dollars in grants as late as November, in spite of the fact that her riding does not qualify.
She abused the granting rule, she botched $1 billion and she refuses to accept responsibility. How can Canadians possibly trust this minister?