Finance committee  Yes. Thank you for the question. It's the same.

Finance committee  I don't have that information, but I will get that information for you.

Finance committee  As you know, the sick leave benefits are there for a reason. It's like an insurance program. It's like car insurance. You use the sick benefits when you get sick. There are no federal government workers that raise their hands and want to be sick. These sick benefits are there to protect their families and it's also to protect them, to care for their family when they go off sick.

Finance committee  I'm not quite sure.

Finance committee  You can call it contracting out or a 42-year lease, but it was privatized. It was a private company that got that, and the workers were not protected. So yes, your government did privatize the Highland Links.

Finance committee  That land was taken away, expropriated from the community, and the community was guaranteed good-paying jobs, which has not happened.

Finance committee  It was the golf course that was privatized.

Finance committee  I believe that Canadian voters made a clear commitment because they elected the Liberal government knowing that they will come out with a deficit, but the message was that they want to make sure that Canadians are provided with the programs and services they deserve.

Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee. The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 180,000 members. Most of them are employed with the federal public service and its agencies. The previous Conservative government cut billions of dollars a year from public services.