Mr. Speaker, it is rather funny to hear the Conservatives say today that they are not in favour of the budget because the deficit is too high. I would like to remind my colleagues that Quebec's motto is "Je me souviens", or I remember.
In 2009, the Harper government ran a record $55.6-billion deficit. If we enter that number into a calculator and adjust for inflation, we get about $78 billion. That is roughly the same amount as today's deficit.
The Conservatives ran up deficits for six consecutive years, including the deficit of 2009. Now they are telling us that the deficit is too big and that they do not support the budget. My colleague says it is not in the Conservative DNA. I would like her to explain that to us today. When we see Conservative members crossing the floor to join the Liberals, is that not because this is a Conservative budget?