Mr. Speaker, I do not think that is such a complicated question. The absolute hope and desire of every member of the House would be to go beyond the 3 per cent and eventually eliminate the deficit. If the member gave us some magical way in which we could eliminate the deficit instantly, Mr. Speaker, do you think we would not want to do it?
I want to make another point. We are debating priorities in the House right now. I would like to focus on one that I believe in passionately. Right now the Government of Canada invests $50 million in tourism marketing for all of Canada; we spend $50 million to promote Canada all over the world. Nike shoes spends $200 million in the United States of America.
As a government priority I believe it would be good not just to spend $50 million of Canadian taxpayers' money promoting Canada and filling our hotel rooms, our theatres and our restaurants. I believe it would be a worthwhile tax expenditure to spend five times that amount because it would be money we would get back in 90 or 120 days. The job creation that could result would be incalculable in the short term.
There is an ideological difference between us and the Reform Party. I do not believe the private sector alone can do all these things well. There are times when government has to intervene.