Madam Speaker, the hon. member for Longueuil points out the tragic part of our fiscal problem. It will be difficult to get our fiscal house in order because of the nature of compound interest and the running up of deficits. The plan is
a simple one and is the total purpose of this deficit oriented budget.
I mentioned it was two track. We will grow with it and out of the growth will come jobs and taxes paid back into the treasury. At the same time we will continue to reduce government operations by cuts and by making it more efficient. It will not be easy.
We have heard debate in the House over the past four or five days saying that we have done too much cutting. Others have said that we have not done enough. There is a fine balance and I think we have found that fine balance in this budget.