Mr. Speaker, I am not sure if the member thought he was asking a question of the NDP, but it was my speaking time and my chance to respond.
I agree with him that the NDP fatal flaw is that it thinks that we have to increase spending by massive amounts to create jobs when all the evidence is that type of spending does not create long term jobs. It creates unemployment instead.
I agree with the member's observation that massive spending is not the way to prosperity or to lower unemployment levels. On the other hand, I see no harm and I think Reform sees no harm in setting a general wish to move the unemployment levels down, not a specific target I agree. We cannot pick a number out of the air like 3% but we want to move it down. We have seen other jurisdictions get below 4% and 5% where they have these low tax, low deficit or surplus regimes and we should be aiming for the same sorts of achievements.