Mr. Speaker, we all remember that the Liberal governments from 1993 to 2005 had economic estimates that would never jibe with reality—bloated spending, bloated government and higher taxes. The Liberals never saw a tax they did not like.
Our government brought in the Parliamentary Budget Officer and office to have an independent assessment of the government books, government spending and government fiscal management.
I thank the member for her question because it gives me an opportunity once again to quote the Parliamentary Budget Officer as he praises our government. I quote him once again because the NDP did not hear it the first or second time.
In his report, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said, “PBO and Finance Canada both assess the federal fiscal structure to be sustainable over the long term.” In addition to that, the Parliamentary Budget Officer stated “The take-away from this is, federally, we’re in a good spot right now.”