Mr. Speaker, actually the Conservatives ran a deficit to pay for tax breaks for the rich. That is their record.
After a decade of Conservative government, the Canadian economy is sputtering, and families are working harder and falling further behind. We are now trailing behind the United States in job creation, with higher levels of unemployment. BMO's chief economist has said that we are on track for the slowest growth outside of a recession in more than three decades.
Will the Conservatives wait until a recession overtakes us before taking any action to boost growth and create jobs?