Absolutely, Mr. Speaker. I withdraw.
The 1997 budget states “the contingency reserve is not a source of funding for new policy initiatives”. This just does not square with the actions of the government.
In fact, in this year's budget the government spent the entire contingency fund on new spending and the whole debt repayment program is premised on the contingency fund going to debt.
How does he square his actions of yesterday with his words of today?