John McKay on Budget Implementation Act, 2006, No. 2

In the House of Commons on October 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.

Budget Implementation Act, 2006, No. 2Government Orders

October 27th, 2006 / 1:15 p.m.

Liberal

John McKay Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood, ON

Yes, well, I guess it should not be unique, but I guess it is. Could the member tell me what the rationale was for the NDP to vote against the motion which questions the “value or wisdom of...[the] announced expenditure cuts which unfairly disadvantage the most vulnerable groups in Canadian society”?

I do not understand. I thought that regardless of pretty well anything, this is what the NDP stood for: the vulnerable groups in Canadian society. Why would the NDP vote against that motion?

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