Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his comments and for the statistics that he quoted.
If we were to listen to what the members across the way would do, they would reduce the debt to zero before the end of this year. I cannot help wondering what would happen to those people in my riding in particular who are dependent on the social programs, the elderly who are dependent on old age pensions, the young people who need to be able to get assistance to continue their education.
This party earlier this year said that it should reduce social housing by $11 million. What would that do to the social programs in ridings like mine? These people talk a good talk, but they do not walk a good walk. I am afraid that their program is not acceptable.
The program that we have under this budget is an acceptable one. It is fair, as I said before. It is a compassionate budget and it is one that will work for Canadians.