Mr. Chairman, I thought we would keep it between two fellow economists. I am very disappointed at receiving such an unsatisfactory answer.
The hon. minister cannot deny that the government plans two years from now to have a budget which will benefit from taking away from Canadians, partly through economic growth, partly through gasoline tax increases and other surcharges on corporations, another $25 billion. At the same time, that increase has done nothing but matched the reduction in the deficit. On top of that, $14 billion less will be spent on government programs in that two-year period.
I ask the minister again, where is that money going?