Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Prime Minister, supported by the Bloc Québécois, this Liberal government is so bad that it is ashamed of its own results. In the last budget, the Minister of Finance forecast a $40-billion deficit. We now know that this government added $6 billion in inflationary spending to that forecast. However, the Prime Minister is refusing to disclose the state of the public finances.
Will the Prime Minister agree to the official opposition's offer, be transparent with Canadians and present the fall economic statement on Monday? What is he so afraid of? Why does he not want to tell Canadians the truth?