During the 1997 election campaign, that position became so untenable—and the Bloc Quebecois contributed to this by constantly attacking the Liberal Party on this issue—that the Prime Minister of Canada announced with great fanfare that he would put back six billion dollars into social programs.
À l'élection de 1997, c'était tellement intenable—et le Bloc québécois a contribué à cela en frappant et martelant le Parti libéral—que le premier ministre du Canada a annoncé en grandes pompes qu'il remettrait six milliards de dollars dans le circuit des programmes sociaux.