Mr. Speaker, I salute my hon. colleague and congratulate him on what I believe is his seventh consecutive election win.
Let us be clear, today's debate is about $814 million that was taken out of Quebeckers' pockets to pay for election handouts to Canadians. The debate is not about who won the leaders' debate or whether the fact that it was mentioned in the leaders' debate and 44 members were still elected justifies the action that was taken.
If we ask Quebeckers today, I am sure they will all say that it is completely unfair. They will ask to be reimbursed for those cheques.
I expect the Conservative members to be very clear and to get over their past position on the carbon tax. Today's issue is not the carbon tax, but an election handout paid for out of the pockets of Quebeckers.
I hope that you will set aside your ideology to defend Quebeckers' wallets in this situation and that you will ensure that the government changes its position.