Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Scarborough Centre.
I rise in this House today for two reasons. First, because it is important that I do so as a government member to show that, however imperfect it may be, this remains a historic budget, which will have an extraordinary impact on the future.
I had just come out of a meeting of the agriculture committee and was sitting at my desk when I heard someone viciously attacking the integrity of the members of this House. This person was literally shouting. I thought to myself “My goodness, it's Howard Stern”. No, it was the Bloc member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.
I think a twelfth Oscar should be awarded to Titanic , the movie, because looking at the line the Bloc is taking on the budget, one can almost see the last scene of the movie, where the ship is slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea. They cannot think of anything to say.
I will be calling the airlines to ask who supplies them with the little bags, because the symptoms of parliamentary sickness are similar to those of air sickness.
I can hear Bloc members continually spilling their venom and making all sorts of disparaging remarks about the government, especially by attacking the integrity of one of its most eminent members: the Minister of Finance. It would certainly be a good idea to attach one of these bags to each seat as a precaution, to be on the safe side. They may come handy every time Bloc members stand up to speak.
One thing is for sure, every time I hear—