Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for La Pointe-de-l'Île for her question.
If there is one word that sums up this budget, in terms of the measures that are lacking, that word is “pathetic”. I think that Bill C-43 is nothing but a pathetic proposal in a country as rich as Canada.
Fortunately, there is an alternative: the NDP. We will propose—as we have been doing for years—social democratic measures that we will have the opportunity to implement in 2015 with the support of all the people of this country. These measures will ensure that we can enhance wealth in this country and distribute it more equitably so that no one is left behind.
Just last week, some people who work in social housing in my riding came to my office. They painted a very sombre picture of both social and rental housing.
We could have taken time to talk about what is not included in this pathetic bill, Bill C-43.