Mr. Speaker, in this first week of sittings, I want to take the opportunity to sincerely thank the people of Berthier—Maskinongé, who not only elected me to a third term, but to a third term with a clear majority. I thank them from the bottom of my heart, and I will honour their trust.
I would like my colleague to answer the following simple question. At home, does his family draw up a budget before spending money? Does he think he could work within his party to try to convince his Liberal friends to share the state of our public finances before presenting us with new spending?