Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the member opposite talk about his party's lack of vision in reducing the deficit.
The province of Alberta has adopted platforms which parallel what the Reform Party believes with regard to fiscal matters and responsibility. This year the Government of Alberta will not only balance its budget but also anticipates having a surplus. It can make a decision to either apply the surplus to the debt, to its health care system, to post-secondary education, or to the seniors program. Alberta has the luxury of a surplus because it has adopted some very hard and tough fiscal programs to get its deficit under control and its budget balanced.
How would the hon. member respond to that success?