Mr. Speaker, I simply would refer the hon. member to the kinds of economic policies that he used to recommend when he was not speaking from such a far back position.
What he advocated were tax cuts that any economist in the country would say would take us into deficit. What his party has advocated in the last three weeks are massive spending increases that would put us into deficit.
The fact is that the actions of his party belie the words he is expressing. If we had listened to that party our balance sheet would be in tatters and the country would be in terrible shape. As it is, our fundamentals are strong.