Madam Speaker, the member started off his speech asking why we had the throne speech in the first place. That is my exact question.
Ultimately, as I follow this debate, all I hear from the Liberal side of the House is talk about things they have already done. As the member indicated, the whole purpose of the throne speech was to lead us to see something grandiose, to see how we were going to be progressive and doing exciting things for this country. However, we heard the same old things.
The member did talk briefly about debt, and he is probably aware that the Parliamentary Budget Officer has talked about how big that debt is becoming, over $1 trillion, and how the government has put over $27,000 per person onto the debt.
Could the member comment on how that $27,000, which amounts to roughly $100,000 for a family of four, is going to affect people in Quebec?