Mr. Speaker, I am sorry that the hon. member subscribes to these conspiracy theories that the Reform Party has created the tax revolt. He should give Canadians more credit.
There are a lot of people out there who are vitally concerned about the state of this country's economy. They are vitally concerned about the fact that they are being taxed to death. We did not have to invite people to talk about this issue. When the government was floating trial balloons about RRSPs there were many letters that came to the finance minister to tell him to get the government's hands off their wallets. We did not have to do that.
The parliamentary secretary has talked about the fact that the country is leading the world in economic growth. What he did not say is it is because of the people in this country. It is not because of the government. He said the government has done this. He said the government has created jobs. Government does not create jobs. It was small businesses that created jobs. It was not because of the government, it was in spite of the government.
The parliamentary secretary talked a bit about the new initiatives that the government is taking, social program reform. That is a laugh. Even the human resources development minister admitted on national TV that it was dead, as dead as the dodo. That was a few days before the social program committee had to report. For crying out loud, the fact that it has started on an initiative is no guarantee it is going anywhere and that has certainly been the case with social program reform.
The infrastructure program that he referred to has given Canada some boccie courts in Toronto, a canoe museum in the Prime Minister's riding, another $6 billion in debt. There is no doubt about that.
There have been many things that the government has done, but let us not believe for a moment that they have been positive. They have added to our debt. They have contributed to the concerns that taxpayers and investors have around the world. That is why this government has been assailed by investors and by taxpayers over the last couple of weeks. If the member doubts me, pick up the newspaper and take a look.