Mr. Speaker, members may recognize that, throughout the debate, there has been a whole lot of hypocrisy coming from the Conservative Party. Members should think about it. The Conservatives and the leader of the Conservative Party inherited a multi-billion dollar surplus during Stephen Harper's government. They turned it into a multi-billion dollar debt.
If we were to take a look at the highest all-time deficit in Canadian history, it was actually when the leader of the Conservative Party sat in the Conservative caucus, back in 2009. If we then take a look at Canada's deficit, we are actually number two in the G7, in terms of having the lowest deficit-to-GDP situation. Conservatives have absolutely no moral compass at all.
I would ask the member, what has changed? Why is a deficit bad today, when it was good while they were in government?