Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the Minister of Finance for increasing the federal debt to $600 billion. Great job.
Now, to reduce the debt, Conservatives are cutting nine district offices that serve veterans. They claim that local Service Canada outlets will pick up the slack, but it is not true. I have a secret internal HRSDC document indicating a planned staff cut of 46% at Service Canada in Prince Edward Island alone by 2015.
Why are veterans and vulnerable Canadians paying the price for Conservative financial incompetence?