Madam Speaker, first, I would like to point out that I have been in politics for more than eight years and that even my political aides do not write my speeches. These are not talking points from the Prime Minister or cabinet.
Last week, I met several people who only wanted to talk to me about the budget. I would like to thank them for their trust, and I am repeating what they told me at the grocery store. This is a people-oriented budget that takes citizens into account. It is a budget that, above all, responds to challenges related to inflation and housing. We listened to the people, and this is a budget that aims to help them.
I thank my colleague for the question and I want to reiterate that I wrote my speech from the heart. I wrote it myself, drawing inspiration from the comments that I heard from the people of Bourassa.