Mr. Speaker, I am offended by the suggestion that this is a shrine to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has chosen to invest in young people. He has chosen to prepare Canadians to meet the challenges of the knowledge based economy, to prepare Canadians to go forward in the new millennium as leaders and not followers.
The member is with the same party that came to this House of Commons to suggest that Liberal solutions could not tackle the deficit. I am delighted to tell the member and his party that Liberal solutions have indeed tackled the deficit. It may have been wrestled to the ground.
The member of the Reform Party and his party do not understand that sometimes when you make strategic investments you get a whole lot of return. The Reform Party does not understand that if you fail to invest in the skills of the knowledge based economy that you will be at the back of the line. I want to be with the young people at the front of the line. I applaud this move and I will support it completely, totally, unequivocally.