Mr. Speaker, for yet another year the auditor general has refused to sign off on the finance minister's accounting trickery.
The auditor general says the finance minister is improperly billing the taxpayer today for spending that will not happen for years. He objects to the finance minister's trying to hide billions of dollars from Canadians who want tax relief and debt reduction today.
What is the point of even having an auditor general when this finance minister simply laughs in his face and ignores his recommendations?