Mr. Speaker, I listened to the Solicitor General's remarks and I appreciate the fact that he recognizes the registry is costing too much money, but I know for a fact that at one time in the member's career he raised dairy cows and I am certain he is also aware of the fact that we manage to register 28 million head of livestock, cows alone, in this country for somewhere around $2 million a year. Each of those cows has a serial number and each has its sire and dam written down. To waste $1 billion on something that should have cost $4 million or $5 million cannot be excused and he cannot find a way to justify it.
My final point is quite clear. The former minister of justice who used to have this portfolio, the member from Etobicoke, tried to make his mark on this registry and become the next prime minister of Canada. He made a mark. It cost $1 billion. This member is going to leave--