Mr. Speaker, I listened to the speeches from both members opposite.
I concur with my colleague, the President of the Treasury Board, that this looks like Alice in Wonderland. Where are they coming up with facts? Suddenly, they are relying upon the Department of Finance. They suddenly have come back to facts and figures when all they did was ignore the department, muzzle the scientists, and muzzle anybody who gave them figures.
Let us see how they created the surplus that they claim.
How about cutting $1 billion to veterans ? How about delaying payments, ensuring that funding lapsed?
This is the type of trickery they have been using. They have not balanced the budget. The PBO says that they have actually created a deficit of $3 billion.
I do not need any lessons from them.