Madam Chair, perhaps I have more confidence in Canadians and the Canadian economy than my colleague does.
Canada is in a very enviable fiscal position. When you look at the G7, Madam Chair—and I attend these meetings; I chair them—you see our colleagues say that Canada has a very stable fiscal position. We have the means of our ambition and we're going to seize that generational opportunity.
I would argue that having the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio and the lowest deficit-to-GDP ratio in the G7, plus a AAA credit rating, is a pretty enviable position. I know you're the official critic for finance, so you would know that.
Only Germany has a AAA credit rating in the G7. Canada is one of them. We have a very strong fiscal position.
