Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has never let facts get in the way of his speeches in the House, facts from the parliamentary budget officer and the finance officials' own report as of November, and facts from the Auditor General in terms of the rollout of the stimulus plan.
The member did start off his speech earlier talking about a promise he made to his constituents, talking about the commitment the Liberals are going to keep. Did he also promise them that it was only going to be a $10-billion deficit? That was also a promise. Is he going to break that promise?
Even though the Liberals have not been able to define middle class yet, did the member tell his constituents that the so-called tax swap of raising the taxes on the rich and giving the middle class a break was going to cost $1.4 billion and add to the structural deficit of his government?