Thank you, Mr. McCallum--and thank you for trying to do better, Mr. Minister. We appreciate that too.
I'll use my chair's prerogative here to venture one observation. I think it's unfortunate, many times, that the message we send as parliamentarians to Canada's youth is that you should sit and sometimes act less appropriately than one might hope. That we don't often exercise in front of the Canadian people is kind of self-evident; this process we've just been through has required us to sit and listen for six weeks.
I want to particularly speak in support of and to thank you for the tax credit encouraging children to become more active, encouraging families to pursue that. I think for lower-income families in particular this tax credit will be more significant, more meaningful.
So I want to speak positively to that--and put a plug in for bowling while I'm at it. We can argue about the various things that should be included, and of course that's part of the criticism of the plan, but including nothing is not the answer.
That doesn't require an answer, Minister. It's just a positive comment.
Monsieur St-Cyr.