Mario Silva on Budget Implementation Act, 2004, No. 2

Mr. Speaker, the previous speaker was absolutely correct in that we have reduced the deficit by $61 billion and there is an incredible savings to the taxpayers of over $3 billion annually. This is a remarkable feat for the government. Today we can look at investing in child care, health care and our cities because we have done such a tremendous job over the years of balancing the books and creating a surplus for this country. This is a very historical moment which we have arrived at because of the good management and good stewardship of the government.