Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance just gave a good explanation. I can provide another one.
The auditor general and many other observers said that the preferred method at this time was to have this type of program, which involves the municipal and provincial governments in projects of a national scope, and that decisions should be made by people who report directly to parliament.
That is precisely what we did. That was what the opposition criticized us for in December. Today they are doing something that is customary for opposition members, what is known around here as a flip-flop.