Mr. Speaker, while the committee chairs controversy rips and the power struggle rages between the member for LaSalle—Émard and the Prime Minister, Parliament is losing track of even more serious democratic deficits. One of them is how the government camouflages its surpluses.
As the Auditor General explained yesterday, “There is no law that says you have to pay down the debt by the amount of the surplus”. The Prime Minister and the finance minister keep telling us the opposite.
Why is the government refusing to let Parliament decide how to use the hide and seek surpluses?