Mr. Speaker, the hon. minister can laud those accomplishments all he wants. Was it because of the government or despite the government that those things happened?
Moody's and the business community are saying very clearly to the government that it should work toward a balanced budget and we could maintain our triple-A rating. That is not happening.
Under the current circumstances would the minister consider stopping the presses, revising his budget, increasing the expenditure reduction and bringing in a more credible budget at the
end of this month, better than the one he has announced to the business community?