Oh, oh! (an adventure in government, you fools!)

Hon. Stéphane Dion (Leader of the Opposition, Lib.):
No, Mr. Speaker, it was booked. Everything was booked and everything was cut--

Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

The Speaker:
Order. We must have a little order. The Prime Minister is not going to be able to hear the question. I think it is directed to him. We must have some order so we can hear the question and then get an answer. The hon. Leader of the Opposition has the floor. We will have some order, please.

Hon. Stéphane Dion:
Mr. Speaker, everything was booked. I know the Conservatives are very ashamed of what they are doing--

Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

The Speaker:
Order. We have to get on with the question. The hon. Leader of the Opposition will want to put the question.

Hon. Stéphane Dion:
Mr. Speaker, beyond these figures, does the Prime Minister not realize that he is hitting students, the homeless and adult literacy programs? Does he not realize he is hitting Canadians with these cuts he is trying to hide from them?

Right Hon. Stephen Harper (Prime Minister, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, he says they were booked. As for that $40 million missing in the sponsorship program, I am hoping that somebody over there will get booked as well.

These are things the Liberals promised the Canadian people for 13 years and never delivered.

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Their record is an empty shell.

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They are an empty shell. They have nothing to offer other than to promise the same things they failed to deliver before.

Hon. Lucienne Robillard (Westmount—Ville-Marie, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, the minority government continues to display false transparency. First, the Conservatives cut $1 billion from programs for Canadians without ever assessing the effectiveness or pertinence of these cuts and without assessing the programs. Now they are making further cuts, which the government tried to slip under the radar in the recently tabled economic and financial update, without saying a word about it.

Can the Prime Minister tell us why he hid the truth from all Canadians?

Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

An hon. member: Calm down, you fools!