Madam Speaker, what is unbelievable is that the hon. member from the NDP is yelling, “Tax the corporations.” What is incredible is that the rich are paying less today than they did a decade ago. The average person who has to pay the bills is paying more. Why is everyone paying more and getting less?
It is because of the very few who are getting ahead and getting more. They are the Liberal insiders, the folks who are getting the $400-million payouts. This is unprecedented in this country. There was a time when Canadians would not stand for that and when their representatives in the House would not stand for it.
However, the New Democrats are claiming that they are there for the small guy. They, number one, endorsed the program of giving massive corporate handouts to large multinational corporations. They have supported that again and again under the government. So much of the money that is being collected in higher taxes is being funnelled here to Ottawa, only to be distributed amongst those people who are most closely connected to the Liberal Party, those who have the greatest lobbyists.
There is $21 billion of the money being sent to Ottawa on an annual basis that is going to Liberal insiders and consultants in the government. Imagine that. When we talk about $400 million in the program and the Liberals' refusing to turn over the evidence, having been found guilty of 186 conflicts of interest, as well as the many cases where the individuals who got money were not even eligible for the program, we know that it is just the tip of the iceberg.
It is heartbreaking to watch people struggle from coast to coast. I have heard, time and time again, that people just wonder where the money has gone. They are paying more and getting less. They are working hard and not getting ahead.
We now have the evidence of what was happening. The audit was an administrative one. In 82% of the spot audits that were done, the government was found to be in violation. What has not been done yet is a criminal audit. That is why it is essential that the documentation that the government is withholding from the RCMP be released to the RCMP. If anybody is ever going to be held accountable for theft at this level, it will be because the RCMP was able to do its work.