Mr. Speaker, it would seem that the member does not understand that the forecasts used by the government are those made by economists.
These are not political forecasts of surpluses and deficits, they are forecasts by other economists.
His forecasts of surpluses of $13 billion and $11 billion are off the wall compared to what all the other economists have forecast.
Why should the government believe his forecasts, which are so far removed from all the others, unless he is the most brilliant economist in the country?