Mr. Speaker, yesterday the minister responsible for the southern Ontario fund for investment in innovation defended his $20 million slush fund. However, the NDP's questions made the minister realize that its concerns were justified, and he decided to do an about-face. Finally, a Conservative minister who is willing to listen to NDP advice about transparency for a change.
Why did they set up this slush fund? And why did they insist on defending the indefensible in the House yesterday?