Madam Speaker, I think we should do a bit of a fact check with respect to deficits and debts. The member made reference to when Stephen Harper came into government. He inherited a multi-billion dollar surplus and converted that into a multi-billion dollar deficit, and that was before the recession.
When we take a look at the G7, which the member wants to compare us to, when it comes to the debt, we are the lowest of the G7. When it comes to the deficit, we are the second lowest in the G7. If we want to contrast the debt, we can take a look at when the Conservative leader was sitting in the Conservative caucus with Stephen Harper. The deficit was actually higher than it is in today's budget when we factor in inflation.
The Liberal government and the Prime Minister do not need to take advice from the Conservative party when it comes to either deficit or debt.