Mr. Speaker, first of all I thank my hon. colleague from Wild Rose for his comments and his questions. We will certainly try to do our best to answer them.
When this government assumed power it inherited a $500 billion plus debt, a $42 billion deficit and a $6 billion deficit in the unemployment insurance fund. It was extremely difficult but this government took its responsibility and it set goals. It set goals that created a challenge, goals that were achievable even though they were challenging. We are meeting those goals. For the first time in many, many years in this country goals are being met.
The hon. member mentioned confidence. Yes, confidence. That confidence encouraged the new company CANUSA two weeks ago to make an official announcement in Centreville, New Brunswick in my riding that it was developing and constructing a new plant. It will create 25 new jobs directly, indirectly a number during construction, and more indirectly in transportation and other areas.
It is the same confidence that encouraged McCain Foods two weeks ago to announce doubling the size of its data processing department in Florenceville, New Brunswick in my riding. Between 30 and 50 new jobs will be there for the people of my area.
Sabian cymbals in Meductic, New Brunswick again in my riding moved across the road a couple of weeks ago to its new expanded modern technological plant, with an additional 12 to 15 new jobs created as a result.
Briggs and Little woollen mills of York Mills in my constituency suffered a terrible fire in the fall of 1994 and has recently reconstructed its plant. Without confidence would these business people have made these decisions? I think not. They are confident. They will continue to be confident which will boost our economy and create future jobs.