Mr. Speaker, I would suggest that the Minister of Finance is not some kind of card shark who is gambling with the lives of Canadians. The Minister of Finance is someone who cares about the lives of
Canadians, is concerned about job creation and has taken a balanced view.
When we have one million Canadians unemployed it costs the economy $25 billion, and I would suggest to the hon. member on the other side that perhaps the deficit is only the symptom not the root of the problem.