Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Winnipeg North has perfectly summed up the Conservatives' position on their fiscal policies: smoke and mirrors. They deal in illusions designed to fool people, especially after they table their various budgets or their budget implementation bill.
For instance, in our opinion, there was an orchestrated leak before the budget was tabled, to brag about the elimination of customs tariffs on some products that are popular with Canadians. The sole purpose of the leak was to fool consumers. Tariffs are being reduced by $30 million to $40 million, but more than $300 million a year in import duties are being imposed. Those measures clearly show that the Conservative government is neither serious nor credible when it comes to fiscal matters.