Mr. Speaker, I rise today with some mixed emotions about what motivated the Conservative Party to bring forward the motion before us. It is interesting that a couple of the Conservatives have tried to downplay the anger, catering to the far right, to look at ways to raise money on such an important issue.
I take the immigration file very personally. For over 30 years, I have been working in the immigration area in many different ways, and never before have I seen a mainstream political party, well mainstream no more, take actions that I would suggest may be good for the far right but are not good for Canada. I do not say that lightly.
After the Conservatives asked questions yesterday, what did they do? They sent out information in the form of an email to generate funds to build a data bank. I will quote from the fundraising letter they sent out on this particular issue. It says, referring to what we are talking about today:
The cost of these perks is expected to continue to grow to $1.5 BILLION by the year 2030!
That's unfair, and it must CHANGE.
That's why TOMORROW Conservatives are putting forward a real plan for change, a plan that will take care of our health care and our taxpayers. Add your name to support our fight before it's too late.
This is the type of email trash, based on misinformation, being circulated by the Conservative Party.