Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to my colleague's comments on the budget that was tabled by our Minister of Finance late yesterday afternoon. Like many in this House, one of the things I have heard on many occasions is that the best social program in this country is an opportunity for a job. As the member across the way so capably mentioned, one of the things presented in this budget is that opportunity.
I wonder if the parliamentary secretary has had an opportunity to speak to his business constituents in his riding. I had the opportunity this morning to speak to a number of key businesses in my riding and I will be speaking to others over the next few days to get their input and feelings on it. The business representatives I spoke with this morning indicated that it was a very positive budget and that it did set the tone. They were pleased to see that the government is getting our financial house in order, that the lower interest rates would certainly be beneficial and that they would be increasing their employee base. They agreed that with their additional exports there would be further employees coming.
I wonder if the parliamentary secretary has had an opportunity to speak to some businesses in his constituency and what type of reaction have they provided.