Mr. Speaker, yesterday I dreamt that my statement was written by a henchman from the Prime Minister's Office. It went something like this.
Senator Mike Duffy has been a resident of Ottawa for years, but taxpayers pay his living expenses nonetheless. Once again, the Conservatives are stuffing their pockets with taxpayers' money while preaching restraint for everyone else. Had they not had to pay the living expenses of the unelected, unaccountable senator, who has no democratic legitimacy, my constituents could have bought hundreds of Sherwood hockey sticks so their children could play hockey. But no. Instead of having our young people keep the hockey stick market afloat, the Conservatives want our children to drift into the hell of drug addiction. Their proposed merger of the maritime provinces is a diversionary tactic and would transform New Brunswick into a park where they could raise dinosaurs.
Mr. Speaker, it was just a nightmare. In this place, the misuse of public funds is unacceptable. We do not feel the need to make up stories just to lay it on thicker. The Conservatives should perhaps give it a try. It feels good to tell the truth, and it makes one look less foolish.