Mr. Brian Pallister (Portage—Lisgar, CPC): To my colleagues, the intention of this is to raise what is essentially a cap on debt repayment that's imposed by the agreement the NDP forced on the Liberal government, according to the secretary, I believe which they were forced to comply with because of political realities they were forced to face which effectively reduces the amount of debt repayment to $2 billion and to begin spending what happens thereafter according to the menu that was arrived at in the hotel where the deal was struck.
M. Brian Pallister (Portage—Lisgar, PCC): Je dirais à mes collègues que cet amendement a pour but de relever le plafond pour le remboursement de la dette imposé par l'accord que le NPD a forcé le gouvernement libéral à accepter, selon le secrétaire parlementaire—en raison des réalités politiques—et qui limite le remboursement de la dette à 2 milliards, le reste étant dépensé selon le menu convenu à l'hôtel où ce marché a été conclu.
