There are a few questions in there, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to address.
First, on the existence of the Kelowna accord, millions of people watched the discussions as they unfolded before their eyes in Kelowna. A document laid out the objectives of the Kelowna accord.
Second, in May a senior bureaucrat from the Department of Finance appeared as a witness. The witness was asked directly if the money was made available through the ways and means. The senior bureaucrat said “Yes it was”. Then the witness was asked what happened after? “Well, only the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance can choose to move that money and not honour the money that was set aside for Kelowna”. Mr. Bureaucrat was asked if this is what occurred. The answer was “Yes, the Conservative government chose to go a different route”.
That is what happened with the Kelowna accord, very clearly. The hon. member should check the May blues of the finance committee himself and he will that.
The third point I want to make is that most investments were done, but not one penny has left the Treasury Board yet.