Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
His ministers say that it is pure coincidence when their ridings are being enriched with extra funds for programs out of their control.
His Minister of Industry claims it was only a happy accident that his riding got $33 million in stimulus and $7.5 million in community adjustment, far more than any other northern Ontario riding. Just by fate, then, he was given another $39 million to spend for next spring's G8 meeting.
In fact, did the Prime Minister require his minister to remove himself from these decisions, or was he allowed to award money to his own riding?