Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance went to boast about balancing his budget to the financial elite in Toronto.
What he did not say is that the budget would be balanced on the backs of the least fortunate. This includes the unemployed, the ill and our veterans. The Conservatives even diverted $125 million earmarked for international assistance, as though there was no need in Iraq, Syria and West Africa.
Why is the government trying to save money at the expense of the least fortunate, here in Canada and abroad?