Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct the record. The member may be aware there has been a global pandemic during the past year that has interfered with the way we ordinarily do things when it comes to our budgetary practices. If he is interested in transparency, I would remind him that during the heart of the pandemic a little less than a year ago when we were launching unprecedented strategies to get money to Canadians in need, we showed up repeatedly, in fact, every two weeks, with a report to the finance committee. I happen to know this, because I was a witness on one occasion who presented that data to the committee. Every step of the way, we have advanced measures to help Canadians keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and helped—
In the House of Commons on February 22nd, 2021. See this statement in context.