Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to join the debate. My colleague's speech was wonderful.
Listening to the member for Winnipeg North, it is as if he lives in an opposite world. He will twist and turn and try to make comparisons, but these are the simple facts. Food bank usage in our country is higher than it has ever been; there are more people in Canada using the food banks than ever. With regard to the quality of life index, we were number five in the world, and we are now number 27. How can the member keep telling Canadians how good they have it, when time after time there are job losses, with 1,000 more job losses at Algoma Steel?
The budget is a Brookfield budget that benefits bondholders and bankers, not everyday hard-working Canadians. Can the member please tell me if there is anything in the budget that might make life more affordable for the average hard-working Canadian, or is it all about bankers and bondholders?