Mr. Speaker, I think what I would like to do is answer the question raised in the preamble.
If we take a look at the essential ingredient of a successful economy, we will see that it is confidence. It is confidence that health care is going to be there for the workers. It is confidence that old age pensions are going to be there for the workers. It is confidence by which the government is able to pursue a steady course, not simply the scorch and burn policies advocated by Reform and not simply ignoring the question as advocated by the
previous Conservative government and now by the NDP; but policies that give Canadians the confidence to know that basic government programs will be there for them.
That is what we have done with the Canada pension plan. The hon. member ought to understand that.