Mr. Speaker, we do enjoy the theatre. That said, one would certainly have expected something more rigorous from an expert in economics and finance.
We are somewhat surprised to see so much creative accounting in this budget. There are billions of dollars in spending that the government is treating as assets. We also know that if the same accounting approach were applied to Justin Trudeau's budgets during his years as prime minister, it would appear that he balanced the budget half of the time. There are serious questions about the intellectual honesty and integrity reflected in this budget.