Mr. Speaker, the minister was careful not to mention that the governor gave, as the primary and most important factor, the situation of the Canadian debt, which is the responsibility of the finance minister.
Earlier, I listened to the minister when he was discussing what he had accomplished so far. Do you know what the Liberals have accomplished in the last two years? They have managed to maintain the number of unemployed and to increase the number of welfare recipients. This is what they have actually managed to do.
Considering that, throughout the referendum campaign, the Minister of Finance kept repeating that he had a real influence on Canadian monetary policy, are we to understand that he wilfully let interest rates go up, so as to eliminate thousands of jobs for Canadians?