Mr. Speaker, there is a growing recognition that austerity budgets such as this one do not lead to economic growth, but rather to negative growth or stagnation, especially in a fragile economic situation like this.
I would like to ask the Conservative member what there is in this budget that is new. I am having a lot of difficulty finding anything new.
How does he think this budget will encourage economic growth in Canada in the short term and prosperity in the long term?