Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the Prime Minister has been in politics for forty years, and he has a lot of friends. It is this unfortunately that costs so much, namely, his friends, his friendships and his relations.
Indeed, the Prime Minister has been cut off for forty years from the day to day realities of the world of poverty. Even though he has long gone around with the reputation of being the little guy from Shawinigan, Shawinigan lost sight of him long ago. He has made tracks and moved into the big time. He has no idea of the difficulties faced by today's workers in a world of high performance, where you have to perform and where competition is the watchword. Any job you start has to be done quickly and perfectly. Some people suffer under this. Some businesses do too. They cannot keep up. So they close. These facts seem totally foreign to the Prime Minister, who has been out of touch with the people for forty years.