Madam Speaker, I do not agree because that is factually incorrect. If we look at when Stephen Harper assumed power, he inherited a multi-billion dollar surplus. The recession did not occur until two years after he was in that majority situation and in those first two years he had two years of deficits. If we add up the total deficits over the Stephen Harper era, it is well over $150 billion. Therefore, the facts of reality or history will clearly demonstrate that maybe the question could have been phrased a bit better.
In the House of Commons on January 28th, 2020. See this statement in context.