Mr. Speaker, in June 2005, the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister promised Joyce Carter, a widow from Cape Breton, that if the Conservatives formed government, they would immediately extend the VIP to all widows of Word War II and Korean veterans.
In the first two budgets there was absolutely nothing. In this budget there is one-third of what is required, meaning that 70% of the widows of Word War II and Korean veterans will not qualify.
Joyce Carter of Cape Breton is watching TV now. Will someone in the government please stand up, face the camera, and tell--