Mr. Speaker, through you to the hon. member that attended a town hall meeting in my riding. There were people in my riding that voted for the Reform Party. Approximately 15,000 voted Reform and approximately 72,000 voted for me. I understand that some people may share their opinion, but we will see if we can rectify that in the upcoming election.
I would, first of all, like to address the concern raised by the hon. member, vis-à-vis the Liberal pipe dream. This is the same pipe dream that has put the economy back on its proper footing. We have created over 450,000 jobs since taking office, in co-operation and in partnership with the private stakeholders. We have increased the number of jobs for young people. We have the fastest growth of any of the G-7 countries.
These statistics illustrate to me, as an objective viewer of what is going on in Canada, that things are getting better with a Liberal government at the helm. May I also add that my thoughts are reflected far and wide throughout Canada. I was in Alberta last week and people are generally happy with the direction which the government has taken.
In reference to the deficit, we have used what I consider a more rational approach. We have targeted 3 per cent of GDP by 1996-97. It is reasonable. It is a dual track approach. It will not hurt people as much as the Reform agenda would.