Mr. Speaker, my question is for the government on the question that I think still preoccupies most Canadians, which is the economy.
We on this side of the House are finding it hard to understand why the government is still pursuing an ideological path when it actually has an opportunity to do something about two very direct issues which we have raised before. The first one is the increase in employment insurance premiums, which makes zero economic sense at the present time. The second is the failure to ensure that tax benefits and credits go to those Canadians who need them most.
Why is the government having such a hard time addressing these two questions?