Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for her question. Given that she voted for the budget and now says she regrets it, maybe more time to review the budget is necessary for all of us.
I do not take a position on the specific timing of the budget, but I do not respect the Liberal government holding the country hostage by saying to the opposition parties that we must pass this or else, and using that as a cudgel to shoehorn reckless spending into what this country is doing. I think that is very irresponsible, and I would be happy to work with my colleague on finding a way to prevent governments from doing that in the future.
