Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we are celebrating our country's 150th anniversary. Never before has a prime minister been subject to an investigation like the one being conducted at present. When the Liberals came to power, they talked about doing things differently. They are not walking the talk.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, we are in the House of Commons, the place where Canadians send their elected officials to speak on their behalf, and we are getting answers like that. We all know that this year marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. The Liberals do not seem to realize that because they are abandoning the approach taken by all former prime ministers.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, what has the government done since learning that these four radicalized employees had access to high-security areas at the airport? Have these employees been fired? What steps have been taken? Attacks are happening around the world, as we saw again today, but here, everyone is nice, everything is peachy.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, talking about facts, I want to reaffirm that Conservatives invested in public transit and made announcements in Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto, more than the Liberal government has made, and we are proud of that. We invested a lot. Public safety is extremely important and this weak government's response is inadequate.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the one comment I would like to make, once again, has to do with how Canada's regions have been abandoned, especially our forestry regions. The Quebec National Assembly reminded us of this today. The agricultural sector is going to have to fight with six high-tech sectors for additional funding for its own development, even though all Canadians eat every day, and food security is extremely important.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I had the honour of being seated next to a finance minister who reluctantly ran a deficit to stimulate the Canadian economy while it was going through the worst economic crisis since the Second World War. He did so reluctantly. This week, the minister talked about success in business.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, as the member just said, the government made promises, but it has broken many of them. This is just one of many. The government cobbled together a plan to sell our airports, which would put money in its pocket and make it look not quite so bad. What will be in tomorrow's budget for the forestry industry and softwood lumber?

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I can understand why someone would borrow to invest in an RRSP. However, when they borrow to buy groceries, there is a major problem. This is what the government is currently doing. The government promised to create thousands of jobs through various programs. However, it seems that these jobs have not been created.

Budget  Mr. Speaker, when we spend more money than we are taking in that is called a deficit in both of Canada's official languages. This government has lost control of spending and now it needs to create new revenues or cut credits for families. I can hardly wait for Wednesday's budget to see what cuts Canadian families will have to endure after losing their tax credits for sports and culture.

Budget  Mr. Speaker, we have voted against a deficit. That is what we have done. We see that the new American administration will lower taxes on small businesses. On this side of the border, it will create new challenges for our Canadian small businesses. Can they stay competitive under the new circumstances?

Budget  Mr. Speaker, just for that alone, the cost was $2 billion more than what they had planned. This goes to show to what extent they failed to anticipate how much it would cost, and it is just one example. To avoid losing face, they have reached the point of wanting to sell airports.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister previously said that budgets balance themselves. He said that during the election campaign before he became Prime Minister. He must admit now that budgets do not balance themselves. We hear that the government is eliminating pension income splitting for seniors in an effort to balance its budget.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has lost control of government spending. Giving money away is easy when you do not have any. Future generations, our children and grandchildren, are going to be the ones to pay for it. Where I come from, if you spend more money than you bring in, the bank comes and takes the keys to your house or your car.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, in the last election campaign, Canadians were promised a $10-billion deficit and a return to balance within a few years. There was talk of 2019. An election is coming. Canadians will surely remember that promise and small business owners will remember the promise to lower their taxes.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, people are nervous about the upcoming budget and rightly so. This government has some interesting plans. The Prime Minister just referred to the 1% tax increase for the wealthiest Canadians. He failed to mention that he miscalculated and is off by $2 billion, so he has to run $20-billion deficits.