Thank you, Mr. Page. I truly hope that after the budget is announced it will be supported by the Liberals, our Bloc colleagues, and the NDP, so that we can have that analysis done. So I truly hope that an election is not forced on the government. If I've heard anything over these last several weeks, it's that Canadians don't want an election. And I would like you to have that opportunity, frankly, to analyze the budget. I would call on my colleagues opposite to help us through this period, because this economic recovery is fragile. I think we all recognize that. We need all parliamentarians working together for the sake of this country, so I implore them all to support the budget so that we can go forward and let you do the analysis you talked about.
It was rather interesting, too, Mr. Page, when you made the comment earlier, in response to one of our colleagues opposite, on the question of the $300 million. You said from your standpoint we'd have to wait and see. So you're not saying that it's not achievable; you simply said it would play itself out. Someone once said--I think it was my Cape Breton mother--that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. And I would say, from that standpoint, we need to wait and see. I truly hope you'll have an opportunity to do that analysis, as we have asked you to do.
Thanks very much for showing up today.