I think Canadians definitely should demand and expect to have a budget. When a government wants to spend money, it's very simple: You come forward, explain what your plan is, and make your case for it. They're not doing that. They are using the pandemic as an excuse to not present a budget.
I was forgiving of that last year. I think most people were. But if you look around the world, all of our G7 peers have managed to present budgets. Every province in Canada except Nova Scotia has been able to. In fact, Ontario will present three budgets. Since their 2019 budget, which was after the federal budget, they'll have presented three budgets before the federal government has presented one.
Just in terms of accountability and transparency, I think it is irresponsible. They're out of excuses. They need to present a budget as soon as possible.