Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Treasury Board president was on the streets of Ottawa helping to raise $12,000 for the literacy program. Now he only has to raise another $17.7 million to make up for the money he slashed from literacy groups this week.
Adults who need help with literacy are worth the government's time and respect. Why is the government giving up on them? How does the government expect to improve Canada's productivity when it abandons people who are learning to read and write?