Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out a couple of things on which I have to disagree with the House leader, with all due respect.
Certainly, contrary to what the House leader stated, I do not believe this is a new government. It is a tired old government with a lot of tired old faces in the front row and an unelected Prime Minister. The deck might have been shuffled, but I think it is the same old crew.
With respect to the current scandal, the ad scam and this corruption the government is currently trying to put on the back burner, I think perhaps the government needs to look inward. The Prime Minister was there. He was finance minister throughout the whole process. He was vice-chairman of the Treasury Board. How can he not be responsible?
With regard to our borders, the real solution to the BSE problem is to reopen the borders. That needs to be done. The government has been unable to do that.
Also, it has been unable to resolve the softwood lumber issue, which is devastating communities across Canada, especially in the west.
So I would like to ask the hon. House leader this: What kind of vision is this for Canada and Canadians?