Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague and friend from Scarborough—Guildwood well knows my respect for his economic expertise in his public service.
He asked an excellent question. That is precisely why we have put the accountability measures in the amendment this afternoon.
We are deeply skeptical, as he is, that the deficit projections the government has presented in the House to Canadians are based on sound economic argument. We are very skeptical of the government's estimates of economic growth in 2009 and of its revenue estimates in 2009-10 and 2011-12.
We do not want to sit here and listen to the government tell Canadians fables. That is why we have proposed the accountability measures today, which we hope will pass in the House of Commons.