Mr. Speaker, I wish the member would listen carefully and with all due respect. I am asking him to listen.
This is what Mr. Dufour said: "From a consolidation and continuity standpoint, it seems like a good budget". That was said by Mr. Dufour.
I can quote a few more. Bernard Derome, who does not frequently praise the Liberal Party, especially not during a referendum campaign, but that is another matter. Mr. Derome said: "Basically, the business community is satisfied. At least, it seems to be reassured. It feels that the Minister of Finance, since last year, has regained control over public finance". I must say that I expected some praise, but not from him.
There are many more people. Claude Edwards, president of the seniors' coalition for social equality. People talk about social justice, as do certain members of the Bloc Quebecois-of course, some of them talk of something else, but others do talk about it. I tell them: "That was in the Globe and Mail dated March 7''. Mr. Edwards said, and I quote: ``A number of things that we appreciate and that we had asked for were done''. He speaks for the coalition of seniors.
You see, the budget is supported almost unanimously, except, of course, for some members on the other side. Our world is not perfect. But besides them, most Canadians, be they business people, seniors, private citizens or prominent Canadians, have good things to say about the budget.
Of course, we succeeded in putting public finance in order. Our government achieved that. People are almost unanimous in admitting it. We will continue on the right track, manage well, avoid wasting public funds and restore respect among the population for government, not only for our government but also for future governments. Moreover, we will give Canadians the ray of hope that we want so dearly to give them.
I say to the hon. members on the other side that if they want jobs created for their constituents, if they seriously want jobs, they only have to co-operate with us for the wellbeing of all the Canadians who hope for a better future.