Somebody is yelling over there. I do wish he would keep quiet.
At any rate when I conclude my remarks I promise the hon. member I will give ear to any comments he wishes to make, at least briefly.
The motion today in somewhat florid language states that this House implore the government. The government does not need to be implored. I do not think there has been a government in the history of Canada that has gone further in consultation with Canadians.
In case hon. members across the way have forgotten, the Minister of Finance met with Canadians from all walks of life in five major centres across this country. I happen to remember the minister at the meeting in Halifax saying: "Tell me where to cut. Where do you want me to cut?" I remember him listening and I remember him reacting.
The hon. member across the way says he did not listen. I trust the hon. member got a few letters for example from the doctors and a few other people in this country. The hon. minister did listen.
What this government does best and will continue to do is it listens. This government with its majority, put here by the vast majority of Canadians, will continue to listen. It will continue to remember that the most important thing for government is to remember compassion, to remember humanity, to remember equality and to remember who put us here.