Mr. Speaker, I am always impressed by the eloquence and verve of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and of people from Newfoundland generally.
The minister referred to the Liberal Party's red book, and I must say there have been an impressive number of references to this document.
I wish he would use the same eloquence and the same verve to explain why, in the red book, he did not tell Canadians that unemployment insurance premiums would be taxed by more than $800 million. Why did he not say that companies would be paying $1.7 billion in taxes over the next few years? Why did he not say that individuals would be paying $1.8 billion in taxes over the next three years? Why did the red book not say there would be a deficit of $40 billion for the current year? And that in 1996, the cumulative debt would be nearly $600 billion? Why did he not say this?
I wish the minister would use the same eloquence and the same verve to explain that to Canadians. Why were Canadians totally misled by what was said in the red book, if we look at what the government is doing now?