Thank you.
I'll answer my own question since unfortunately you're unwilling to. I say that with the greatest respect.
For the first quarter, it was -0.6%. For the second quarter, it was -0.28%. RBC predicts that per capita, it will be -0.31%.
Canadians are getting poorer, Minister. In the U.S., the average GDP per capita is about $80,000. In Canada, it's a little over $50,000. That's a $30,000 gap. That gap has never been bigger.
GDP relates directly to the wealth of the nation, and it's not the superwealthy, not the Trudeaus and Morneaus, who get hurt. It's the people at the lowest end of the spectrum. When you lose 10% of your wealth and you're a Morneau, that hurts a bit, but when you're a single mom just trying to get to the end of the month, that means you don't get to feed your kids.
With the greatest respect, Minister, could you please comment on per capita GDP? Tell the constituents in Northumberland—Peterborough South that what they're experiencing is real and that when they're going to food banks and struggling, you have some concern for that.