Mr. Speaker, I have witnessed many budgets tabled in the House. Usually the next day constituency offices' telephones ring off the hook with complaints, support or whatever.
This year I checked with my constituency office on how many calls it received the day after the budget. My assistant in Parkdale-High Park told me it received one call. That caller said the minister did not go far enough in reducing the deficit.
Because the hon. member works very closely with and listens to his constituents, what kind of reaction did he have from them directly on the budget, positive or negative?