“I want the opposition to give us an exact list of what government spending they think causes inflation, before the economic update next week. Here is what the House will work on for the next few days. This afternoon, we will discuss committee memberships. Tomorrow, we will debate an election rules bill. On Monday, we will work on military justice. On Tuesday, we will debate a space launch bill, and the minister will give the economic update. On Wednesday, we will debate a bill about weights and measures.”

“Mr. Speaker, I have taken careful note of those questions from my hon. colleague, and perhaps I could offer a challenge in return. If he could work with his colleagues over the weekend so that we get a list, a very precise list, of all of the things that constitute, in their minds, inflationary spending, we would certainly rush to agree to have them table that document and would take a look at it before the Minister of Finance rises next week and gives his spring economic update. In the meantime, this afternoon, we will move on to consideration of Government Motion No. 9 on the composition of committees. Tomorrow we will continue consideration at second reading of Bill C-25, the strong and free elections act. On Monday, we will resume consideration at report stage of Bill C-11, the military justice system modernization act. Next Tuesday, we will begin debate at second reading of the very exciting Bill C-28, the Canadian space launch act, followed by the spring economic statement at 4 p.m. Finally, on Wednesday, we will start second reading debate of Bill S-3, an act to amend the Weights and Measures Act.”