The Prime Minister actually had the courage of his convictions saying that he or the finance minister would table the analysis that shows that the stimulus spending impacted on the economy in a positive way, in which case we could probably put the argument to rest or, better still, let the Parliamentary Budget Officer look at it.
En fait, le premier ministre a eu le courage de ses convictions et a dit que lui ou le ministre des Finances déposerait l'analyse qui démontre que les mesures de relance ont eu un effet positif sur l'économie. Dans ce cas, nous pourrions probablement mettre fin à la controverse ou, mieux encore, laisser le directeur parlementaire du budget examiner la question.