Mr. Speaker, my apologies, I know that. I suppose I must have forgotten that this government is the same as the last. I apologize for my blunder. I withdraw the remark.
This former finance minister chose to resign rather than propose a budget with an outrageous $42-billion deficit. We are about to see a budget tabled with a deficit of nearly $100 billion.
How is it that the $42 billion was so outrageous that it forced the then minister to step down, and now, $100 billion is okay? The government is bragging and saying that everything is fine and dandy.
I would like the member for Trois‑Rivières to comment on that.