Mr. Speaker, in many ways the government has reduced the deficit by transferring its problems to other jurisdictions, namely the provinces, municipalities and individual students.
This government has slashed transfers to the provinces by over $6 billion while the students of Canada have now picked up a total of $6.9 billion of debt. This is no coincidence.
My question is for the Minister of Finance. Before any minister receives a pay raise, will he be removing this crushing debt on the shoulders of our young citizens?