Mr. Speaker, I would like to assure the member opposite that I eat my grandmother's brown bread, that I am the son of a truck driver and that my mother is an administrative assistant. There are members on this side of the House who certainly know the value of putting programs in place that matter for Canadians. That is exactly why 22 million Canadians are going to benefit from the tax cut the member voted against, why we are putting generational investments into housing and why we have a superdeduction tax cut available to help stimulate the economy. There are a number of things in the budget.
The member mentioned policy made in Ottawa by kids wearing short pants, or something of that nature. It sounds like the member had his entire speech written for him by some kid from the Conservative side in short pants.
My question is this. If there are Conservatives across this country, Progressive Conservatives, who support this budget, why is the member against the type of measures we are putting forward, which are centrist, progressive and able to move this country forward?