Mr. Speaker, I said the Minister of Finance would bring in a budget very soon. It will be a very responsible budget.
When we talk with the provinces they know that the federal government has to do what is needed to control its deficit. They will benefit if we control our deficit because the Canadian bond rating will be better for everybody. They have an interest just like us that we do very well in the next budget.
Everybody knows that 3 per cent of the GDP for the deficit is a very reasonable level. I had a discussion yesterday with the chancellor of Austria who has exactly the same goal as we have in Canada.