Mr. Speaker, throwing taxpayer money away will do nothing to address the technology deficit in this country.
The fact is that everything the government has said about this program has proven to be false. It put forward absolutely bogus job creation figures which it later retracted. It said that this program would recover far more than the 100% that was given. In fact, it is recovering less than 5% after nine years. Three industry ministers in a row, including the present industry minister, promised a full review, which has not been delivered on.
When will the government deliver on the promise to review this program? When will it finally honour taxpayer money, as it should?