Mr. Speaker, it was all very well for the Minister of Finance to say, as he did yesterday, that we must do everything in our power to overcome the economic effects of September 11, his budget does nothing to fight the slowdown.
Not only did the minister not provide any new measure to jump start the economy, but the unemployed will again have to pay the price.
Does the Minister of Finance realize that his budget of inaction heavily penalizes workers who could lose their jobs, because the government is also going to seize their overpayments, without improving the employment insurance plan?