Mr. Speaker, speaking of balance, one month ago the Minister of Finance was telling us there would not be a budget surplus.
One week ago, his own department told us that, after six months, there was a surplus of $10 billion. Why such a discrepancy? The answer is one of two things: either this minister is incompetent, or he refuses to debate with his colleagues, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Human Resources Development, in order to decide what to do with the surplus. Which of these is the right answer?