Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has stated that we are big spenders. I would like to remind him that, when we formed the government, total departmental expenditures were $121 billion.
Now, after seven years of Liberal administration, the figure for government expenditures is $115 billion.
I would challenge the hon. member to find another government in the world that is spending less on programs after seven years in power than was being spent when it assumed power.