Mr. Speaker, that is not the impression we have been getting from Quebeckers in one election after the other.
On top of buying his industry minister's re-election with an arena, the government has lost control of its spending on the G8 and G20 summits. The list of ridiculous expenses keeps growing: $2 million for a fake lake and its scenery; $400,000 for a steamboat; $300,000 for a washroom located 20 kilometres away from the summit site; $1 million for a backdrop and bear-proof garbage cans.
How can the government display so much arrogance when taxpayers are fuming over its patronage and wasteful spending?