Mr. Speaker, the member did not quote my words. He quoted his own words. He would have been better off to have quoted mine.
First, we follow the accounting principles established by the auditor general. Second, the member will understand the basic problem of the country is compound interest. While our spending may well go down in terms of programs, our interest costs continue to rise. That is the basic nut we have to deal with.
Over the course of the last two years we have engaged in more deficit reduction than any government, certainly over the course of the last decade. We have hit our targets and we will continue to hit our targets.
It may reflect Reform Party policy but he should not say that paying attention to job creation and job creation policies are drivel, because that is what Canadians want their government to do.