Mr. Speaker, I believe in tax cuts any time, anywhere, for Canadians, but I do not just believe in tax cuts for businesses. This budget is a failure because it fails to deal with the affordability crisis that is hurting working families, young families and pensioners. It is all well and good to talk about the debt-to-GDP ratio, which the government has broken. For the last 10 years, it promised to keep lowering it, and in fact, this budget sends it up, breaking another of the Prime Minister's promises.
Yes, I support tax relief to make sure this country is competitive, but I also want to ensure the federal government is doing something to bring down the costs for families. It has not done it, and that is why this budget is a failure.