Mr. Speaker, a person whose total knowledge of the Canadian political scene was in watching question period today would find it passing strange, given that the prime preoccupation of Canadians is economic growth and an increasing quality of life, it is only a member of the Liberal Party who has asked a question about what Canadians are truly concerned about.
The hon. member is right. The number one priority of the government is giving Canadians jobs and a better standard of living. It is for that reason that interest rates are now down by over 4.5 percentage points and since we took office we have created over 750,000 jobs.
It is for that reason that we have an open skies policy which has brought in tourism and has created a multitude of jobs in imports. It is for that reason that we have lowered tariffs which have made the Canadian productive centre much more competitive. It is for that reason that our trade missions have been so successful. We have invested in technology.