Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a glaring example of how arrogant the government has become. On a mission in the high Arctic, our troops were promised a daily $38 American living allowance, but on return from the mission they were told that there had been a mistake and that they would receive only $14 American a day.
Now they must pay back the difference within six months.
I cannot help but compare this shoddy treatment with the fact that when the Prime Minister attended a three day summit in Mexico on poverty, he and his entourage spent an average of $5,104.90 per person per day. That works out to a total of $643,345 over the three days.
Our soldiers get peanuts while the politicians get pearls. What a telling example of this government's out of control arrogance. Canadians really deserve better.