Madam Speaker, in response to the last issue of CPP not being a tax increase and being in a separate fund, that is initially what the EI fund was supposed to be about and we know what happened there. It has ballooned into a huge surplus and has been used however the finance minister wants to use it.
Many people have indicated that the economic stability of a country is somewhat measured by the stability of the dollar. Under the finance minister we have seen the dollar go to record lows. The value of the dollar is a reflection of the value and merit of the finance minister's job. How does the hon. member explain the fact that the Canadian dollar under his finance minister's management has gone to record lows?