In this evolution of moving from “finding Freeland” to "freeing Freeland", I sure think it would be interesting to understand why the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation needs to be in this, as opposed to its own act.
Let's talk about the employment insurance board of appeal. This is a new body. I know that members will be shocked to learn that the Liberals have created yet another new body.
I've lost track already of all of the things I've mentioned here, from the CEIC to the Canada growth fund, to.... Well, I'm losing track.
The employment insurance board of appeal is a new board that they've created. Apparently, you can't pass by a budget without at least a half a dozen new bodies and agencies.
Also, of course, I always think—always—when I think of a budget, of amendments to the Canada Elections Act. It's essential that a budget have Canada Elections Act changes in it in order to ensure that it runs 130 billion dollars' worth of debt in the next five years.
There is no pretext of a balanced budget, as MP Morantz said, in the economic statement.
In the three times that the minister has been invited since the economic statement, she has blown this committee off, and that's one of the reasons why, if you'll forgive me, we are skeptical that the commitment that she will appear, as genuine as it is from government members, that the minister herself, who only showed up for six times, will appear—