Madam Speaker, the PBO's latest report shows that unemployment will soon rise to 6.9%, but in my region it is as high as 8.3%. That includes families in Penticton, Grand Forks and Castlegar who cannot find work and are choosing between buying gas or buying groceries, yet this report shows that Liberal spending will only increase, with more debt. Therefore, higher taxes will follow.
Can the Liberal minister explain how their fiscal plan of fewer jobs and higher taxes will help families—