Mr. Speaker, we did submit proposals to the minister. As a matter of fact, when will he admit that, had he put a stop to unjustified tax shelters as we suggested, collected outstanding tax accounts as we suggested, stimulated employment as we suggested, in a word, had he taken aggressive action to cut spending over the past year-a year wasted-he would not now be facing a credibility gap, this confidence crisis, and an upward swing in interest rates that will affect everyone in Canada.
In the House of Commons on December 14th, 1994. See this statement in context.