Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on some of the comments made by the member across the way.
I find it quite clear that the Liberal platform that was developed in the red book was put in print and is a program that is not supposed to take all the action within a year. We said that in three years we would accomplish this goal. That was to reduce overspending to 3 per cent of the GDP. We are very much on line with that development.
However, in doing that it is extremely important to consult the public. The Reform Party often tries to put itself forward as one that consults the public. It is now saying: "We do not agree with your timeline".
The Canadian public agreed with our timeline. That is why it overwhelmingly elected a Liberal government.
Our infrastructure program was very clearly laid out to the Canadian public and it was asked to make decisions. One year ago it made that decision. Quite frankly, the infrastructure project has been a tremendous success in my riding from the response that I get back. These are programs and things that had to be done in every municipality across this country in order to increase the wealth of life of everybody in Canada.