Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has already indicated, and as the hon. members should know and do know, the estimates are not the budget. The estimates are a baseline that is used for planning purposes. The budget is the budget, and of course we will continue to fulfill our responsibilities when it comes to health and safety and the core programs of the federal government. We will continue to build jobs, opportunity and economic prosperity for our country. That is what the budget is about, and we will continue to stand with Canadians.
In the House of Commons on February 27th, 2013. See this statement in context.