Mr. Speaker, the minister was told in the budget debate six months ago that his spending cuts were inadequate. He insisted that they were good enough. When interest rates went up, the minister was told by analysts, by officials in his department, by the money markets, that his deficit cutting was off track. He insisted he was on track.
The minister has repeatedly been advised over the last six months that his deficit control program is off track and how to fix it, but he has ignored that advice.
Why should Canadians believe that their advice would be listened to now?