Mr. Speaker, I want to be really clear. The NDP could not stay quiet and support a budget that supports corporations and corporate greed. At the same time, we heard people from our ridings and people across Canada who were very clear: They did not want an election during the holiday season.
We listened to those voices, unlike other political parties, because this is not the NDP's budget; this is the people's budget. We went out to the people; we listened to the people, and we showed up at the vote to reflect their desire, to say, “This budget is awful, but we do not want an election during December.”