Mr. Speaker, Canadians should be worried to see a government and a finance minister play with figures so skilfully.
The minister knows the recipe for a deficit by heart. In fact, he can whip up a deficit with his eyes closed.
The Minister of Finance should know that there is a very fine line between a surplus and a deficit.
Why did the Minister of Finance not learn his lesson when he was minister of finance of Ontario? Putting one province into the red was not enough; now, he wants to put the whole country into a deficit. Why?