Mr. Speaker, it is really a very interesting point that the member opposite has raised, because this is about what the current government has not done and what is not in the budget.
I need to remind people that there were 18 Liberal women who helped the 2008 budget pass on March 4. These were: the members for London West, Brampton West, St. Paul's, Oakville, Guelph, Brampton—Springdale, Laval—Les Îles, Vancouver Centre, Mississauga East—Cooksville, Thornhill, Nunavut, Churchill, Sudbury, Beaches—East York, Winnipeg South Centre, Don Valley East, York West and Newmarket—Aurora. They all said this budget should pass.
Therefore, I am astounded at what I now am hearing from an opposition member who passed the budget.
I have worked on child care through three cabinet portfolios in previous times. I was very encouraged at one stage that child care might actually come about.
Now those Liberal members say that the government was dissolved 46 days before they wanted it dissolved. Now they say that in those 46 days they was going to secure child care. In 46 days? That is a miracle.
Those members opposite say they were going to clean up the environment in 46 days. That is another miracle.
They were going to alleviate the living conditions of aboriginal people in 46 days. That is another miracle.
I would really like the member to tell me, having been there all that time, why the Liberals waited until the last 46 days to do those things.