Mr. Speaker, I assure my colleague from Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup that I do not have Alzheimer's. I have a very good memory. The motto in Quebec is “Je me souviens”, or “I remember”. I do not trust people who preach to others when things in their own party are not entirely above board.
I would remind my colleague about the G8 and G20 spending scandal. That was not even about people on boards of directors who might have been giving money to Liberal cronies. It was the minister himself who diverted public funds to run ads in his own riding. I am not making it up. We know it. It is in Sheila Fraser's report. She was the auditor general at the time. Thirty-two infrastructure projects were funded in Minister Tony Clement's riding. He is a former Conservative minister. We are talking about $50 million to make tourist information signs and install public washrooms and build roads in unrelated areas, in connection with the projects for the G8 and G20 summit.
I would like my colleague to tell me how Quebeckers can feel reassured? When the Conservatives were in power, they dipped into public funds to divert money. That was also called out by the then auditor general.