Mr. Speaker, the throne speech, as we all know, is a blueprint of the direction the government would like to take moving forward, but there is follow-up to that. Oversight by Parliament is an opportunity for everyone in this place, on both sides of the House, to review how the government plans to move forward with its agenda. One of those very important things is a budget. I think it is incumbent on a sitting government to be transparent as to what it plans to do. Presenting a budget six months down the road, after we have already spent six months' worth of the money, does not make sense.
I wonder if the member can comment on how she feels about not having the opportunity to review a budget before we recess for vacation.