Mr. Speaker, I am quite fond of the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. It is a pleasure to work with him.
The answer is yes. That is why we voted in favour of that benefit and that is why we welcomed that cheque. That is exactly what we were saying. This cheque, which is the former GST rebate, takes into account household composition, family allowances and income. It is targeted, and it is the kind of measure that we want because we can redistribute more money while spending less.
What surprises me is that, just a few weeks ago, the government acknowledged that this was the right approach, but today, on this Conservative opposition day, it has decided that implementing targeted measures is no longer the way to go. I find this inconsistency hard to understand. I am even wondering why the government did not decide to tell us this morning that it might need to rethink the format of this cheque in order to be consistent.
Saying one thing three weeks ago and saying something else today is no way to be consistent in formulating public policy.