Madam Speaker, I, too, would like to offer my sincere congratulations to the member for her maiden speech and for being elected in Elmwood—Transcona.
When I was first elected, one of the very first speeches I gave in this chamber was about a conflict of interest report on a Liberal member. Today, this member got to give her speech on the topic of the day, which is on government corruption and scandal. We see people who are taking taxpayer money to further their own personal interests. She spoke very well about the issues that people are going through in her own riding.
I wonder if she could talk about how unfortunate it is that for her maiden speech, we are talking about government corruption and scandal rather than ways we could be furthering the country, much like I did when I gave my first speech in the House.