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Canada Is In Budgetary Deficit Now Only Because Of The Recession, Only Because Of Stimulus Measures, And We Will Come Out Of It. We Will Go Back Into Surplus Position When The Economy Recovers. So There Is No Need In Canada To Raise Taxes.

I Think I Have Been Perfectly Clear In Saying That I Hope Canadians Do Elect A Majority Government. I Think This Cycle Of Election After Election, Minority After Minority Is Beginning To Put Some Of The Country's Interests In Serious Jeopardy.

I Don't Know If For Sure In Absolute Terms If Jim Flaherty Is The Best Finance Minster In The World, But I Am Sure That He Is The Best Finance Minster Per Inch In The World.

I Do Not Intend To Dispute In Any Way The Need For Defence Cuts And The Need For Government Spending Cuts In General. I Do Not Share A Not In My Backyard Approach To Government Spending Reductions.

It's The Government's Obligation To Look Really To The Third Parties To Get The Support To Govern.