Madam Speaker, the member from the third party who previously spoke gave a speech of almost catharsis.
I was hoping the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance could comment on the very important issue of revenue. The member from the third party had characterized the government's budget as being overly optimistic on the revenue side.
My recollection of the straw budget put together by the third party was that its revenue projections were $16 billion. They would reduce the deficit down to $25 billion, which is where the government is going. Basically that means all cuts the government is proposing would theoretically be on top of the third party's budget.
Could the parliamentary secretary clarify the situation with regard to the allegation that the revenue projections are overly optimistic?