Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. I share some of his views, particularly with regard to the government's lack of rigour in presenting this budget, which really involves some creative accounting. Every member who stands up is telling the government that the way it is presenting the numbers makes no sense.
I have a question for my colleague about fiscal restraint. The deficit is very high. We are dismayed by it too. It is $78 billion. When it comes to the sound management of public funds, would it not have been a good idea for the government to cut subsidies to the oil industry?
The government is giving some $10 billion per year to an industry that pollutes and that is contributing to the acceleration of global warming. More importantly, this industry is very profitable and has absolutely no need of public funds.