Mr. Speaker, I may not agree with all of my Bloc colleague's points on the budget, but one thing I do agree with him on is that the government did not negotiate with the Bloc members. It did not speak to them. It did not take their demands seriously.
Canadians gave the government a minority mandate. I have heard, and I am sure the members opposite have heard, a desire from Canadians for Parliament to work together, but that was not on display with the government's budget. It did not take any of the opposition's criticisms seriously; in fact it rammed the budget through. Therefore I sympathize with the Bloc members, who did not get a fair negotiation with the government.