Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in an attempt to avoid being seen as heartless, the Minister of Social Development claimed to be unfamiliar with the Aveos file. This is not a joke.
We have written him a number of times. Former Aveos employees have written to him. He even met with them. I cannot even count the number of times we have questioned him in the House on this matter.
Compared to the $20 billion they gave to the oil companies, $4 million for victims of the Aveos saga is pocket change.
What is the government going to do? Will it do the right thing and write off this debt?