What I am not comfortable with is misleading statements about the true state of Canada's public finances. The reality is that our public finances are sustainable. That is the judgment of the markets. That is the judgment of the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Our debt-to-GDP ratio is on a downward path. That is the crucial measure.
I want to be very clear that if the Conservatives are proposing cuts and austerity—cuts to health care, cuts to dental care, cuts to early learning and child care—that is a recipe for failure and austerity for Canada and Canadians. That is a recipe for hurting people and for hurting our economy.