Madam Speaker, I know my hon. colleague well through the health committee, and he works very hard.
We are very disappointed by the cuts to the national round table. Our former colleague was the president and CEO of the round table for seven years. It is an important, unique in Canada, unbiased organization that provides economic and environmental data. It is about sustainable development, development that meets the needs of today without compromising those of the future.
My concern with the government is it pits the economy against the environment, and this is 1950s thinking.