Yes, I sure can.
I do think, once we got past some of the sound and fury, we have been getting to, in this conversation today, some of the really important philosophical and policy choices that are before Canadians right now.
I think the big choice is this: Do you believe in investing in Canada, and investing in our social welfare system and our economic capacity, while maintaining a fiscally responsible path, or do you not support those investments?
I really think, at the end of the day, that's the economic political choice before Canadians. The answer for me is 100% clear. We do need to find a balance between fiscal responsibility and compassion. S&P tells me we've done the fiscally responsible side of that, and we have also made the investments we need to keep the Canadian economy going and to keep Canadians healthy and safe starting with the investment in health care.
Going back to the fiscal responsibility issue that we were discussing a minute ago, I really think the Conservatives have to look at themselves in the mirror and ask this: How can they talk about fiscal responsibility when they were calling for us to cut EI premiums and to cut our contributions to the CPP? That is not fiscal responsibility. That is fiscal recklessness. Our government believes in doing the tough things that you need to do to make compassionate investments in Canadians and to be fiscally responsible. That's what this budget does. We're going to keep on doing that.