Mr. Speaker, the premise of the member's question is that everything that happens in the U.S. happens here. I would disagree with that premise.
We are a sovereign country. We have taken unilateral action, different action to ensure that we have a strong economy. We are built very differently. Certainly the way that our banking sector is structured demonstrated that during the recent recession. We made $200 billion available for financing so that businesses and individuals would have access to credit.
The member seems quite pessimistic about where things are going in the future. I am certainly more optimistic than he is. We are looking for a good return to growth and prosperity in the days ahead.