Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from the Bloc for a very poignant question.
The economic stimulus money inherent in this budget is a missed opportunity. We could have done something truly transformative with that money, like the Obama administration has done, to shift us from the carbon economy to a green economy rather than filling potholes and building more highways to accommodate more cars.
We could have spent that money on the work that needs to be done to save the planet. That is the work that could have been done to get us through the economic downturn.