Mr. Speaker, I am always surprised when Conservatives pop up and tell us how fiscally accountable they are.
Just over the past week in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island the government gave $44,000 to an ATV club. Then it went to a private golf course on Cape Breton, run by a fellow who moved here, a private champion golf course for people with millions of dollars, and we have many golf courses already in Nova Scotia. The government said, “Here is $750,000 of taxpayers' money. Enjoy”. I remember when Conservatives used to frown upon that.
However, the reality is that we have many veterans. A report came out today indicating the number of veterans and their families who are suffering because of a lack of funds and resources available to DND and VAC to help them.
How can the finance minister stand in his place and try to be in any way responsible for taxpayers' money when he sprinkles pixie dust like this around without being responsible for where the money should be going--