Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
The budget brought down yesterday by the government was met with deep disappointment in all quarters. Many critics today say how disappointed they are with this lax attitude. Moreover, the government is launching an unprecedented attack against the unemployed by taking over $5 billion from their benefits, while the budget contains no specific new job creation measure.
Can the Prime Minister tell us why his government chose to attack the unemployed rather than federal government spending and administrative duplication and overlap?