Madam Speaker, I would like to compliment the member opposite on his speech, particularly since during his speech he referred to the Reform Party as the official opposition, which is what really has been happening in the House.
The member went into detail on his private life, particularly in terms of private individuals who are overly committed financially and how he would fix their situation. I find it rather ironic that if the federal government were in the same position as any business or individual, it would have been bankrupt a long, long time ago.
At a time when the provinces are balancing their budgets, one after the other all the way down the road, the member seems to think that the federal government is somehow different, that it does not have to balance its budget. It is off somewhere after a future election, off into the sunset somewhere, which is very much the old style promises of the old style politics.
Why does the member think that the federal government is different from the provinces which are balancing their budgets one after the other all the way down the line?