Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Finance attacked Reform's plan to balance the budget in three years.
The minister made unfounded comments about its impacts in a futile attempt to divert public attention away from the shortcomings of his own budget targets. Under the Liberal fiscal plan, over $100 billion will be added to the federal debt. Interest payments will amount to about one-third of the federal budget by the end of this Parliament.
Will the Prime Minister explain to seniors and to other Canadians what paying $50 billion a year in interest will do to the social programs on which they depend?