Mr. Speaker, while the Liberal government is insisting that Ottawa must determine health care priorities, the Auditor General has confirmed that this government is incapable of managing its own responsibilities.
Having lost track of hundreds of millions of dollars at Human Resources Development, having had the federal government's propaganda activities go completely out of any administrative control and millions of dollars disappear into thin air, now that same government has also lost control over the firearms registration program.
Initially expected to cost $199 million, it will end up costing $1 billion, or close to nine times the initial estimate. What a fiasco, Mr. Speaker. How much of that $1 billion went to the buddies of the Liberal party this time?
In Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay, and in Berthier—Montcalm, people want to see their tax dollars go to health care, rather than be squandered through incompetence. Now we know that, when the Liberals get involved in something, waste and patronage are the order of the day.