Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question.
In fact, it is very worrisome. They are playing with Canadians' money. People want services in exchange for the taxes they pay. When managing the budget of a country like Canada, the government must always be conscientious and prudent. Our party is more concerned about Quebec's interests. If the government must run a deficit, it has to ensure that it will stimulate the economy in an efficient and effective manner. It certainly has not proven it will do that. We can reasonably wonder about people's confidence.
With respect to the deficit, I was referring to just the five major banks. If we closed the tax avoidance loopholes in tax havens made possible by regulations that were passed in secret without elected officials having a say on these amendments, we could recover at least $6 billion more a year.
That would mean less pressure on our finances. There is growing pressure on middle-class taxpayers, on ordinary people, while the big players, who have or at least seem to have ties to government, are getting a free ride.
It is high time that situation changed, and deficits should never be taken lightly.