Madam Speaker, I would like to point out to my colleague that she did not consider the consequences of our very large debt on investment and employment in Canada.
This debt has a very negative impact on job creation. To finance our debt-I already said, but it is worth repeating-we are forced to offer a premium to foreign investors. This premium increases as the debt grows, which means that the Canadian taxpayer cannot consume as he or she should. The consequences of that is that there is less and less work, and more and more people on unemployment insurance.
Now, because of new eligibility criteria they must rely on welfare. Therefore, the impact is very negative. Here is my question: The present federal system offers only status quo, which means compromises, clumsy compromises between two groups. In our area, we call that endless complaining. The status quo means eternal resignation to a dreary existence. Is it what you are going to offer to the upcoming generation? This status quo is simply jiggery-pokery and fiddling.