I'm just going to continue on that for a second. I find that last question absolutely unbelievable. The fact of the matter is, a responsible government can both do what we've done over the last nine years, which is significantly improve the financial situation of middle-class families in this country—and the objective facts point to that—and say we still want to do more for those who are still struggling. Absolutely, we can do both. I find that question unbelievable.
If you look at the statistics, as the minister was saying, we have families with $3,400 to $3,500 more in their pockets today than they had in their pockets when we were first elected. You have 1.2 million people working today who weren't working in July 2009, a vast majority in the private sector, a vast majority full-time. We have a balanced budget. We're one of the few countries with a balanced budget moving forward. We have these huge competitive advantages in Canada because of measures that we've taken over the last nine years, quite frankly.
Maybe, Minister, with the last minute you have with us you could speak to those competitive advantages and where you see us going moving forward.