Madam Speaker, the member opposite covered a lot of territory, but I take exception when he tries to characterize the government as being bad fiscal managers.
The Minister for HRDC has clearly acknowledged that there are administrative problems that have to be cleared up, and she is doing that. This government and the fiscal measures of the Minister of Finance, working with all his colleagues in this caucus, have eliminated a $42 billion deficit. How is that for starters?
We have interest rates that are at their lowest in 16 or 17 years. We have a rate of inflation that has consistently stayed within the range of 1% to 3% over the last many, many years. How about the level of employment or the reduction in the rate of unemployment to the lowest level in a generation?
When the member talks about a scandal, I do not know how he puts things into perspective. Of course he would love to have Canadians believe that there is a fiscal management problem in the Government of Canada, which he knows is patently not the case.
I wonder if he could put those into perspective when he responds.