Mr. Speaker, during the last 30 minutes, I listened with great interest to the hon. member from the official opposition. It is rather strange to see how a parliamentarian protected by the privilege of Parliament can distort the facts in what I would call an almost shameful manner.
The member made several allusions to Houdini in his speech. Let me tell you that Houdini must be spinning in his grave right now.
In any case, I am pleased to address this House on the issue of the government's main estimates. Since taking office, the Liberal Party has met several major challenges. I am proud to point that out because, if you look at the history of our country, you see that each time a major change of direction occurred, it was invariably with the Liberal Party at the helm. We have always been the ones with a vision, the ones paving the way for future generations of Canadians. Indeed, I am proud to stress that fact this evening.
We were elected at an important time in the development of our society. Canadians then put their trust in another Liberal government because they knew that we would rise to the challenge.