Mr. Speaker, I will at least recognize the hon. member’s courage in standing up here in the House. The other Conservative members do not appear to want to talk about the government’s record in terms of budgets.
And they have their reasons. Just think of the G20, the F-35s, and the whole issue of renovating the West Block. Every time, the government has been unable to establish a budget it could follow. Every time, we saw a government that looked out of control. Either it presented estimates that constantly changed as time went on, or it spent more than had been budgeted. The government’s record is pitiful. That must be said.
I think that all Canadians watching us tonight, all over the country, are aware that the government has come up short every time.
Now we have a report that says it will clean up the country's finances and set up a process, yet the government says it does not want it, even though there is a consensus, and even though all parties agree that the system is seriously broken and must be repaired. The Conservatives now say that they do not want to repair a broken process; they do not want to clean up the government’s budget process.
The hon. member did not answer the question everyone is asking: why are they opposed to a report that simply says that the government’s procedures in terms of the budget must be cleaned up? Why? Can he tell us which recommendations the Conservatives do not agree with? Can he give us at least one answer tonight?