Mr. Speaker, I received no answer to my question. How much will the deficit be?
Let me remind the member that the Liberal government has been in power for the last 10 years. It is the reason why we have the statistics that we do.
I also want to point out that the government, the Liberal government, likes to wrap itself in its social programs as if these slogans were solutions, as if these programs were actually solutions. The fact is that its reckless economic policies have left Canadians poorer. Families cannot afford a home. They cannot afford groceries. They cannot see a future for their children.
Our economy is dead last in the G7, and what is the Liberals' answer? Their answer is to celebrate more dependence, more reliance on the state, as if the highest aspiration of a Canadian is to beg for government help. Conservatives reject that. We want a Canada where people stand tall, earn their success and can feel the pride in putting food on their—