Mr. Speaker, the eventual return to a balanced budget should bring with it sensible economic decisions.
Since 2006, under Conservative rule, the public debt has increased by more than 60% and public services to Canadians have been sliced and diced.
Income splitting, as proposed, will cost the federal government $3 billion and will prevent us from tackling the debt and reinvesting in services to Canadians.
How can the minister support a measure that will put us back into deficit just as a balanced budget has been achieved?