Mr. Speaker, six months ago during an election campaign the Prime Minister promised Canadians he would fix the democratic deficit.
The government's motion to restore the Governor General's budget is out of step with the Prime Minister's lip service to fixing the democratic deficit. Canadians do not believe the Governor General's budget should increase 50% in just five years. Members from all parties, including the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, voted in committee to rein in the Governor General's spending.
Why is the Prime Minister overriding the free and informed votes of committee members?