Mr. Speaker, we are glad to see that the PBO has confirmed what we already know: our government will balance the budget in 2015.
Unlike the old Liberal government, which raided the EI fund for its own pet projects, we are ensuring that EI premiums are only used for EI payments. Indeed, it is a bit rich to hear the Liberals talk about EI rates, when it was they who supported a 45-day work year that would have seen EI premiums increase by over 35%. Thankfully, members on this side of the House had the common sense to oppose that job-killing proposal.