Mr. Speaker, there is one other issue I would like the hon. member to comment on. It is of a more general and philosophical nature. Now that we are re-introducing the cap, albeit at a lower level than we thought, at a level that we frankly believe is lower than will meet the actual need, could the hon. member provide her comments on the whole concept of putting a cap on human need? How do we pick an arbitrary number and say it is the maximum amount of money that will be spent on social development in the coming year when we do not even know what the urgent need will be 18 months from now? Is it morally right to be putting a cap on need or should we be funding things based on what is actually necessary and on the urgent need out there?
In the House of Commons on April 2nd, 2001. See this statement in context.