I would like to thank the witnesses, and I wanted to clarify a couple of comments that were made. And as I mentioned, I appreciate the e-manifest.
What we heard today are concerns that have been tabled from Ms. Barlow and Mr. Julian. I just have to get on the record the fact that he's a master of manipulating the facts. The report that he referred to contains a lot of good news, which he inevitably underplays.
The Canadian economy doubled in size in the past 25 years. Average real family earnings increased from $60,000 to $70,000 from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. The poor are demonstrably not getting poorer. Indeed, according to the report's own statistics, the poorest 10% of families with children are 8% better off in real terms than they were 25 years ago.
The other factual information I'd like to get on the record is about his comment about the democratic process and the Mexican government. I think his comments are outrageous and totally out of line, and I think he should apologize.
Thank you.