Ms. Ablonczy, you mentioned the TD Bank and Don Drummond. I should point out that the TD and Mr. Drummond have also come out with report after report citing that unless you also invest in your core infrastructure, including your highway networks, you'll be facing declining productivity, and lower competitiveness as a country as well.
I agree with you, of course, that we need fiscal responsibility. We need to pay down the debt. We also need to make key strategic investments in those areas that will help increase the productivity and the competitiveness of our country. We will do exactly the types of things you have referred to with regard to the debt, but we will do so by making those key strategic investments.
It's also the position of the government of the province you hail from. Of course, Mr. Klein and the Conservatives in Alberta are no strangers to debt reduction, but they themselves are starting to understand that unless they make some key investment decisions with regard to improving the infrastructure of Alberta, then the boom your province is currently going through will not be sustainable for anywhere near the long term.
So is debt reduction a priority? Sure. Absolutely. But we also have to invest in those areas that are the most strategic and from which we can get the best return.