Mr. Speaker, I repeat that the figures the member is using are not true at all. We have been obliged to cut everybody to make sure we have a balanced budget. For the last two years we have had a balanced budget. That is why Canadians and provincial governments pay much less for the interest rates on their debts, because we have balanced the books. That is why the Canadian people are quite happy to have a government with a very open process for budget discussion. It has been going on for six months and—
In the House of Commons on February 16th, 1999. See this statement in context.