Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I want to speak to relevance. The member has been going off on a tangent that is nowhere near the concurrence report we are debating. He is talking about Bill C-3, Bill C-14, Bill C-19, all except the matter before the House right now. This is a concurrence report.

Abbotsford  Lights. Camera. Abbotsford. Mr. Speaker, let me set the scene. I am blessed to live in beautiful Abbotsford, British Columbia. Now it appears the film industry has taken notice of our city. Nestled between majestic Mount Baker and the mighty Fraser River, our city in the country has become one of the premier film destinations in Canada.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Parliamentary Budget Officer debunked the Liberal myth that the recent budget was about growth. In his report, Yves Giroux said the minister had overstated how much her avalanche of spending would boost economic growth. The minister claimed that her budget would create over 300,000 jobs, yet Mr.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the member completely missed my point. The Parliamentary Budget Officer reported that this so-called growth budget would not grow the economy as promised. He said the minister had overstated revenues, understated deficits, and that much of her spending had nothing to do with stimulating the economy.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the minister for reaching out to me last week after the budget had been tabled. We had a good conversation. However, had she reached out a little earlier, we could have helped her craft a budget that was truly a growth budget. I noticed that her speech was almost exclusively about how much she had spent.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, my impression is that we have a Prime Minister who is unwilling to work with the provinces. He has made it very clear that he has no intention of talking to the provinces until the COVID pandemic is over. Quite frankly, right now, in the middle of this pandemic, with the pressure on our health care systems, on our hospitals, on our health care workers, the Prime Minister should be sitting down with our provincial leaders, with our premiers, and working something out.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the member should know that many economists across Canada have lambasted the government for this failure to deliver a growth budget. I already mentioned one of the Prime Minister's former top advisers, saying that this was not a growth budget. I would note that Mark Carney, a really close friend of the Liberals, basically damned the budget with faint praise.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it seems every time I give a speech in the House, the member asks me the same question. I will give him the same answer that I have given in the past. Coming out of the pandemic, coming out of an economic crisis is the worst time to raise taxes. Now I know that given the fact that the Liberal government has run up huge debts and huge deficits and has no plan to go to balance in the future, it is very clear that it will have to raise taxes in the future.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I am seeking unanimous consent to split my time with the member for Wellington—Halton Hills.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it has been well over two years since the last budget was tabled in the House. After all this time, one would have expected that our Liberal friends would have gotten it right. Instead, budget 2021 is a massive letdown. Instead of building back better, as the Prime Minister had so vacuously promised, and focusing on job creation and long-term growth, this budget has left us with bigger debt, bigger deficits, an avalanche of unfocused spending and a much bigger and more intrusive government.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Wellington—Halton Hills. It has been over two years—

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the government’s recent budget failed to deliver the hope for which Canadians had been waiting. Instead of delivering an economic growth plan, the Prime Minister delivered an inflation plan: bigger deficits and bigger debt, but no plan to manage the financial consequences of this pandemic.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have abandoned Canadians. They are now complaining about rising prices and the cost of living. Groceries, gasoline, housing, and now long-term interest rates are going up. It is only going to get worse. In his recent budget, the Prime Minister could have invested wisely.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, just as other countries are beating us when it comes to vaccinating their citizens, they are also beating us by giving their economies a shot in the arm. The U.K. is investing in a massive infrastructure revolution, Italy is unveiling “the mother of” all regulatory reforms and France and Germany are cutting taxes.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, unfortunately for Canadians, this budget will not deliver economic growth. The growth we will see is not build back better; it is build back bigger, bigger debt, bigger spending, bigger government. With inflation around the corner, higher interest rates and higher taxes are a real worry for families that cannot afford housing or struggle with debt.