Madam Speaker, it is all about building. It is not about taking from one side and giving it to the other or vice versa.
I do appreciate the fact that we are being very strict in the House today and that is a good sign for the future.
I would remind the hon. member that when we were in office in 1993 and had to make those cuts, we had a $43 billion deficit as a result of the previous Conservative government. The provinces were all awash in money and doing very well. We made the cuts that we needed to make in those years and brought in very well-balanced budgets. We also left a $13 billion surplus on the table for the Conservative government that has now squandered it.