Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives have misled Canadians many times, and have done so once again with their orgy of patronage appointments.
They said they wanted to put a stop to cronyism, but their actions suggest the opposite.
Who is the new consul general in Boston? None other than the former Conservative finance minister, Neil Leblanc.
Who is the new negotiator in the land claims file? The Mulroney-era former Conservative minister, Harvie Andre. It must be pure coincidence that his son-in-law sits on the executive in the riding of the minister responsible.
New judge in Alberta? No problem, they called upon the former money man for the Reform and Alliance parties, Bruce MacDonald, whose daughter just happens to work in the Prime Minister's Office.
Summit of la Francophonie? Why not pay for a vacation for Gilles Bernier, the father of the current Minister of Industry and a former Conservative MP?
The Conservatives are breaking one promise after another. At this rate, they will soon have no promises left to break and will have to invent new promises so they can break them, too.
Canadians will remember this.