At the very minimum. Let me again put my question to the brilliant former economist of the Royal Bank who advised the finance minister very poorly based on forecasts that were off by 173%.
Does the hon. member find reasonable the $1.5 billion surplus the finance minister forecast three months ago for the period ending in a few days? Is it accurate? It must be very reliable, since he just said that forecasts for under a year are quite reliable.
Are such forecasts reliable? Is this government reliable, having predicted three months ago that the surplus would stand at $1.5 billion? Please answer the question instead of uttering complete nonsense.