Mr. Speaker, sometimes when we are in the middle of a crisis, as we are now, in the middle of a recession, it is about making choices. It is about deciding whether we will play politics or support Canadians who are losing their job in the forestry sector and the automotive sector. We need to get people back to work and to get rid of the credit crunch. People need to know if they can pay their mortgage or lose their house.
We had to make a fundamental choice and we made that choice. However, there is absolutely no doubt in anyone's mind that we put the government under probation. We tied huge strings and conditions to passing the budget. When we get our reports in June and in September, we will see if the government failed or passed. We will then know whether we need to move forward to help Canadians in this economic time or whether we will just sit and speak.
In the meantime, we need to push the government to do the right thing, which is what we are doing today.