Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, September 11 in my riding of Fredericton-York-Sunbury 80 residents met for some four hours to discuss the country's current fiscal situation with the intent of advising the Minister of Finance as part of the prebudget consultation process.
I want to thank my colleague from Algoma who is on the finance committee as well as George McAllister, senior economist with the province, and forum co-chairs Len Hoyt and Gustavo Argaez for their support and participation.
A report of the forum is being prepared and will be forwarded to the finance committee and the Minister of Finance for consideration.
I also want to thank the residents of Fredericton-York-Sunbury for their continued support as this was the fifth public policy forum we have hosted in the riding. Finally, I want to thank the Government of Canada and in this instance particularly the Minister of Finance for the refreshing openness in encouraging such initiatives.