Mr. Speaker, sometimes the truth hurts. The member for Chambly said I had no manners whatsoever, so I say to him that I will save that. I will not forget it.
What really upsets me is that each time the member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot rises to speak, he speaks about members' lack of integrity. He spoke of almost falsifying and almost lying. Not only is he uttering nonsense, but he said that ethics counsellor Howard Wilson was being paid by the Prime Minister's office to save the Minister of Finance's neck.
This is a mistake, because he should know he reports to the deputy minister for industry. Those who have nothing to say keep attacking members' integrity. He is undermining not only his own cause, but this institution as well. When it suits the members of the Bloc Quebecois, they pull out their hair and question this institution's integrity. When it does not, they get upset and raise points of order.
I am going to speak about the budget, unlike the members opposite. There are some important things in the budget. It is an excellent budget, as the member for Frontenac—Mégantic has said. It is true. Why? Because it is historic. We paid off the $42 billion in deficit that was there when we formed the government in 1993. Canadians have made sacrifices. The result is a zero deficit budget.