Madam Speaker, the very nature of the member's speech does not surprise me, and here is why. All one has to do is take a look at what the leader said when he addressed his Conservative caucus just before coming back into session.
This is part of what the leader said in his opening remarks to his Conservative members of Parliament: “There would be mass hunger and malnutrition with a tax this high...our seniors would have to turn the heat down to 14 or 13 C just to make it through the winter. Inflation would run rampant and people would not be able to leave their homes or drive anywhere.” How ridiculous that is.
Then we hear speeches of the nature of the one by the member opposite. It was gross exaggeration. I have news for the member and for the Conservative Party of Canada: Canada is not broken; it is still the very best country in the world to call home.
Shame on the Conservatives for their attitudes and for how they continue to put their political self-interest ahead of the interests of Canadians. We see it every day, and a good example of it is when we wanted to give Canadians a tax break yesterday. What did the Conservatives do? They voted against a tax break. How will the member opposite and Conservatives justify their vote yesterday to not support tax relief?