Mr. Speaker, I should agree with the hon. member across the way in his question. He is quite right. Although we take pride in the fact that we must get our debt and deficit under control, we are not the first government that has set goals for bringing it under control. We certainly will be the first government in this century that will meet those goals. The Minister of Finance has made that commitment. The Prime Minister has made that commitment and the House has made that commitment.
Research and development is a priority of this government. It has been stated time and again. The government also believes private enterprise and commercialization can do, as proven in the past, the best job out there in business. Whether in research
and development or small business or industry, they can do it much better than any government level can.
This government is supporting that. It is supporting a partnership with private business and industry. We will continue that support in the future.