Thank you, Minister.
I'm not really sure how to proceed. We either ask a question that has a definitive, fact-based answer and don't get a response or ask a philosophical question. The truth is we're going to spend about $43 billion or $45 billion servicing the debt next year. We're projecting sending the provinces about $47 billion for health care.
We're spending almost as much on servicing the debt as we are spending on health care in this country. It bothers me that we're not willing to admit this. For some reason, we don't want to discuss that actual fact when it was this government, and you in particular, that said it would be irresponsible not to spend because interest rates are so low.
When you have a party, you have to pay the band. We're now seeing that you have to pay the band.
If we can't answer the fact-based question, I'll ask a philosophical question.
Do you consider yourself a Keynesian?