Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for giving me a chance to get back up to speak on this point.
One good thing about the budget is that it is balanced. Why is the budget balanced? Is it because of Liberal government procedures? I do not think so and people know that is not what it is all about.
It is about measures, sacrifices made by Canadians. We are talking about free trade, which they voted against. We are talking about GST, which was unpopular. They also voted against that. We are talking about surtaxes, where the money comes from.
I cannot say that the government has not done anything. I will be honest. I could not say that. I would be lying and I do not like to lie. I am not a liar. The government has done something. It has cut transfer payments to provinces which affect social programs, education and health care.
Nobody knows more than Canadians the effect of these slashes. People are looking for beds in hospitals throughout Canada and cannot find them. Students are trying to obtain post-secondary education to compete in the global market and are unable to finance it. This is what the government has done.
Social programs in regions in great need of social programs have been slashed. People are starving. People are suffering. To say that you have done nothing, I could not do that. There is a lot that we can do. I hope that we have the ability and the political will to do so.