Mr. Speaker, this is the third such delay. The Treasury Board President was supposed to have these guidelines before the government operations committee a long time ago. Originally, the guidelines were meant to be completed by September 30. Then it was promised for Christmas. Now the dog has eaten the minister's homework for a third time.
What is taking the king of procrastination so long? Is he worried that these new rules might get in the way of the Liberal patronage bonanza?