Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
The auditor general just tabled his second quarterly report. With the federal debt approaching $600 billion, he feels that Parliament and the Canadian public need more information, particularly regarding the size of the debt and the choices taxpayers will have to make.
Will the Prime Minister admit that, by waiting for the referendum to be held before giving the bad news about cuts to social programs, he is unduly delaying a public debate on the choices to be made, as requested by the auditor general?