In terms of the Minister's analogy, my response would be that in terms of cutting out a coffee per day or week — I believe that was the analogy — if the coffee pot is full, I won't have to cut my consumption; indeed, I'll even offer some to others. And that's what I think we should be doing with these budget surpluses — we should be sharing them, not using them for ideological purposes.
On November 2nd, 2006. See this statement in context.