Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Conservative government tabled the main estimates. Once again, it is one reckless cut after another, after another, after another.
The Auditor General's budget is being slashed by $6.6 million; the Canada Revenue Agency is losing more than $175 million; and the Canada Food Inspection Agency is losing another $69 million. These agencies keep our food safe, go after tax cheats, and provide accountability for government spending, yet they are falling under the indiscriminate axe of the Conservative government.
However, not everyone is getting cut. While food safety, tax inspectors, and accountability face cuts, the budget of the organization tasked with electronic eavesdropping, the one that we recently learned was spying on Canadians, is almost doubling to $829 million.
Canadians deserve a government that will respect their privacy and invest in programs that help them. Canadians deserve an NDP government.