Madam Speaker, I would like to ask a question of the member for Winnipeg North Centre.
When talking about the budget elements in his speech he used words like would, could and should. Those are not good enough in these time. He also pointed out that his government was on track to meet its deficit target of $25 billion at the end of two more years. It is my contention and our contention that this will add to the problem. Our proposal for a deficit target is zero, not $25 billion. We believe that solves the problem. It does not add to it.
Would the member explain why a deficit target of $25 billion is better than a deficit target of zero?