Mr. Speaker, my comment focuses on the fact that the member opposite spent a lot of time debating the NDP opposition motion and yet said very little with respect to it.
All day members opposite have had very little to say about what our motion actually entails. The message in the motion is very simple. The federal government has failed miserably in dealing with the real problem. By attacking the deficit it has not dealt with the issue of setting targets for unemployment. Our motion is very clear on that point.
A previous speaker asked us to consider this motion for what it really is and then proceeded to talk without even dealing with the motion.
Another member opposite was educating the “dinosaurs” on this side of the House on the difference between fiscal and monetary policy.
When I campaigned during the federal election I spoke to one of my constituents. It was interesting because, again, a speaker on the other side—