[Français] M. Jean-Paul Marchand (Québec-Est, BQ): Monsieur le Président, je sui
s essentiellement d'accord avec les propos tenu
s par mon honorable collègue quand il trace un portrait plutôt sombre de l'économie canadienne. Il disait: «We are headed for an economic collap
se and we are going down the steep and narrow path to national bankruptcy» (1330) La banqueroute nationale, c'est ce qu'on
...[+++] voit se dresser avec le Budget présenté cette année.
[Translation] Mr. Jean-Paul Marchand (Québec-Est, BQ): Mr. Speaker, actually, I agree with what the hon. member was saying when he described the following rather gloomy prospects for the Canadian economy: ``We are headed for an economic collapse, and we are going down the steep and narrow path to national bankruptcy'' (1330) National bankruptcy is what we see looming as a result of the budget that was brought down this year.