Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago today the member for LaSalle—Émard stood before the Canadian people making empty promises.
The infamous red book contains a long litany of broken promises: scrap, kill or abolish the GST, but since 1993 Canadians have shelled out nearly $200 billion in GST; to preserve and protect medicare, but he cut over $25 billion in health transfers to the provinces; to restore faith in government, but there were five cabinet resignations last year alone; to have more free votes in the House, but there have been virtually none and certainly less than the previous government; to renegotiate NAFTA, and thankfully not.
Those are only five of the biggest whoppers in the red book. There are 131 more.
With his track record, it is little wonder the former finance minister now wants to keep the public in the dark about his agenda.
Canadians will not be hoodwinked a second time. Of course, that is unless he stands for nothing but being prime minister.