Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I, too, will be supporting this motion to delete the $1.5 million. Members on this side, including myself, expressed great dissatisfaction with our budget process to date. Here again is another instance of us not getting any details, especially on this line item. The Minister is providing details at the eleventh hour. That’s not how consensus government works.

Consensus government is working with this side of the House, working with all Members and trying to get agreement on line items and to work on the budget. If you don’t want to work with us on the budget, then we come to these kinds of situations where it’s: “Look, I’ve got no involvement. I’ve got no ownership. If I had ownership in this line item, then I’d vote against it, but I don’t.”

With that, it’s a plug for consensus-style government. This side of the House, well, especially me.... My vote is going to be in support of this motion. I hope that Cabinet gets the message that we’ll agree with your budget if you agree with us. Simply said, there, Mr. Chair.