Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
The Canadian disaster relief fund is an interesting aspect of the bill, but it does raise some concerns.
First, we do not understand why the amount was set at $250 million. Second, the money for this fund will be in the general revenues of the government.
I studied the budget extensively and I am in the process of going over the budget implementation bill, and I cannot say that the government inspires confidence. For example, to balance the budget this year, the Conservatives raided the national contingency fund.
I would like my colleague to clarify all this. I am not sure he will be able to reassure the public.