Mr. Speaker, let me start by congratulating you on your new role. I hope you will succeed in bringing integrity and decorum back to the position.
I want to read for my colleague a heading in the throne speech from the government: “Building Canada Strong by spending less and investing more”. The government tabled the estimates yesterday with a 30% increase in spending for management consultants, giving an extra $6 billion over last year, which was a record year, for Liberal friends at McKinsey and scoundrels such as those at GC Strategies. I am wondering whether my colleague considers spending $6 billion more, $2,400 per household in Canada, as actually spending less.