Mr. Speaker, in terms of the first question, I can understand the confusion over the numbers. The member opposite is not the first person to have that difficulty. It is a perfectly understandable problem.
In the second question the hon. member is asking me to muse again on the issue of interest rates. The Prime Minister pointed out to me that it was not really a very good idea for finance ministers to muse on interest rates. The only thing I can say to him is that I wish he had given me this advice before I did it last time.