Mr. Speaker, in the budget we will ensure that all parts of society according to their needs will contribute to reducing the deficit and no one part of the country or no one part of society will be totally spared.
I disagree with his figures. Our expenditure cuts will amount to 19 per cent of government programming. It is less than half of that amount in terms of transfers to the provinces.
In terms of building up a surplus in the UI fund, the hon. member opposite would be the first person to criticize the government during a recession if it were required to increase UI rates. Members opposite would be yelling at us that we were increasing UI rates during a recession at a time when we should not be taking money out of the hands of workers and the businesses which create jobs.
Having a UI surplus during periods of economic growth makes eminent good sense so that we do not have to take money out of the economy during a recessionary period. It makes good economic sense. It should have been done by previous governments. This government is doing it.