Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary is talking about good news like Canadians have never had it so good. We have the highest household debt, because Canadians cannot afford to pay their mortgages. They cannot afford to feed themselves. They cannot afford to heat their homes or put gas in their cars after nine years of this NDP-Liberal Prime Minister who said that the budget would balance itself, that he does not think about monetary policy and that it should be the bankers who worry about the economy. Even his caucus is calling for some fiscal sanity after nine years of his economic vandalism. When the deficit smashes through $40 billion, will the Prime Minister at least allow his caucus—
In the House of Commons on December 13th, 2024. See this statement in context.