Mr. Speaker, in his economic update, the parliamentary budget officer confirmed that the government can afford to spend more.
However, it is not the expense column I am worried about. It is the revenue column. The government refuses to go after the billions of dollars that the big banks are hiding in Barbados. As a result, it is middle-class families that are stuck with the bill to pay for our declining public services.
Why is the government refusing to go after the money the banks are keeping in Barbados?
Is the government standing up for Canadians or for Bay Street?