Mr. Speaker, this is the commission that the Prime Minister created and then cancelled himself when Parliament would not let his top party bagman chair the commission.
If Joe Public got a job and then quit before doing any work, he would not be paid. Why is this any different? Plain and simple, this is another example of the Conservative government's ability to waste money.
One million dollars would provide some 3,000 EI payments for Canadians who could really use the help right now.
Why did the government spend taxpayers' dollars so irresponsibly?