Mr. Speaker, at a recent meeting of the finance committee in response to an invitation from the member's seatmate, I said very clearly that we would be delighted to sit down with them and look at whatever constructive suggestions members opposite have.
I also said they should be based on current financial numbers. They should not be based on the financial numbers presently used by members of the party opposite which through no fault of their own are some six months out of date. They should also be based on responsible economic forecasts, not inflated forecasts such as was the case with the economic platform of the party opposite in the election campaign.