Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Mr. Speaker, I was pointing out that today, as we are debating the estimates, when we think the most important issue facing parliament is the spending of the public purse, the approving of taxation and the spending of $145 billion of taxpayer money, we would take that very seriously in our debates in the House of Commons.

Hypothesis: The think the most important issues facing parliament is money. 
Yes