Mr. Speaker, the report goes on to quote the revenue minister saying:
I think the lesson that we learned...is regional balance is crucial and the vividness of their (Atlantic MPs') view on that has to do with the experience and also the election of 1997.
In other words, he wants to make decisions on reallocating government departments based on the 1997 election results. This is an issue of accountability, and here in the national capital region it reminds us of when Jean Chrétien and David Pratt moved the tax processing office out of Bell's Corners, killing jobs in my constituency.
I have a question for the hon. member. Why is it that Liberal politicians' jobs are more important to the government than the jobs of my constituents?