Madam Chair, in his speech the minister mentioned so eloquently that budget 2018 continues on the path of budget 2016 and budget 2017 of investing in people, investing in Canadians, in order to ensure that we maintain a prosperous, fair, and equitable society, while creating the conditions to ensure the long-term success and prosperity of the Canadian economy. It is a balanced approach. We see other countries around the world taking a completely different approach, a take it or leave it approach with corporate tax cuts, sometimes to the detriment of necessary public investments.
There are those, of course, in Canada and elsewhere around the world, who seem to want to pursue a similar course of radical corporate tax cuts coupled with austerity and cuts to public services.
How does the minister intend to go about balancing tax cuts with the need for investments in the things Canadians care about, such as health care, education, and social services, and the things the minister has mentioned that can create a competitive advantage, such as investments in infrastructure, innovation, or science?