Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for a very good speech, one that relates to the Canadian public the difference between the Liberal Party and the parties opposite.
Many of us on this side believe governments have a role to play and that governments can have a positive impact on the lives of individuals. We do not have to pull back to the point at which everyone is left to their own devices to get back to the lifestyles we had a number of years ago.
Can my colleague explain to us some of the positive aspects of the Asian tour he mentioned relating to what the federal government has done in relation to jobs in his riding? What did the Asian tour do for the job creation initiative he talked about? How much federal money is involved in the process of the Prime Minister and the ministers of the provinces when they went as Team Canada to sell our products to the rest of the world?