Mr. Speaker, why on earth would he ask a question like that when in fact we took early pre-emptive action?
I will quote from something else that I assume the hon. member has not yet read. It is the 2007 fall economic statement. It is probably right underneath that budget in that stack of unread books. It reads:
Given this global economic uncertainty, now is the time to act. Our strong fiscal position provides Canada with an opportunity that few other countries have—to make broadbased tax reductions....
That is what we did but I think they voted against that too.