Mr. Speaker, I really think that my hon. colleague pointed out a lot of the concerns about yesterday. It is the lack of content. For all of that pomp and circumstance that went on yesterday, I would like to have an idea of what it cost the taxpayers. There was the prorogation and all of the other things and having a day when people were brought together to celebrate all of this. However, there was nothing in the throne speech that could not have been delivered under ministerial statements or one thing or another. This might be disturbing to some people over there, evidently, but I think cost is important. I wonder if my colleagues have any idea what kind of money was spent yesterday for all of that pomp and circumstance.
Then there is the issue of jobs, the issue that really matters. There was the spending of $41 million on advertising a Canada jobs grant that nobody seems to want to partner on. We spent $41 million and there are still no jobs.
I would like to hear some comments from my hon. colleague about what he thinks of that.