Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that.
Let's come back to the issue of prosperity, because you've said—and other government representatives have said the same thing—that's what it's all about. Right? And we've seen the Statistics Canada studies that clearly indicate that 80% of Canadian families have actually seen a fall in real income since 1989, since the signing of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
Now from another study this week, for Ontario—and hopefully Ontario MPs would take note of this—90% of Ontario families with children under 18 have seen a fall in real income since 1989; 90%. It ranges from $5,000, in constant dollars, to $9,000, depending on the income level. So when people say that the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA have profited the top 20% or top 10% and that corporate CEOs and corporate lawyers are richer than ever before, it's backed by study after study.
Now, the Conservatives will throw out some figures that they kind of make up on the end of a napkin, but basically the reality is that most Canadian families are poorer since 1989.
I have two questions for you. As part of the strategy overall, trade strategy, industry strategy, why are you not addressing this growing prosperity gulf that is happening in Canada? Secondly, why do you believe more of the same medicine will lead us somehow into prosperity, when the same medicine, through the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA, has led, very clearly, to most Canadian families being poorer and having less money to spend?