Mr. Speaker, that was last year's response, because he is talking about last year's measures.
It is important right now to boost the economy. The Minister of Finance is refusing to do anything with the hidden surplus of $6 billion, two-thirds of which comes from the employment insurance fund, from which he is appropriating money. By giving back to the unemployed more of this money, the government would have directly stimulated the economy, instead of helping to increase the number of unemployed.
Will the Minister of Finance recognize that, in the context of a slowdown, his political decision to ignore the unemployed is a really bad economic decision?