Mr. Speaker, although the member did live in Kingston, unfortunately, I did not get to represent him as a city councillor. He lived in the Sydenham district whereas I represented Portsmouth, but I digress.
The reality is that it takes time. In his question, he said it is not customary. I did not say anything about it being customary or not customary. All I am saying is that it takes time to properly bring in a budget, because we want to be thorough. We want to make sure that we are reflecting the wishes of Canadians and that we are properly consulting in advance.
In terms of a financial statement or documents, we have tabled the estimates. He had an opportunity to vote against those if he was discontent with them, but he chose not to. On Thursday of last week, he voted in favour of them. Therefore, by voting in favour of the money the government is asking to spend, he is de facto saying that he has confidence in the government. I want to thank that member for putting his confidence in the government.