Mr. Speaker, a wise man once said above all else be prepared.
This government has done just that. It has restored the fiscal strength of the nation. It has begun to modernize our valued social programs and to lay the foundation for the new economy. It has endeavoured to strengthen higher education, research and development to meet the challenges of the present as we continue to prepare for the future where knowledge will continue to play its pre-eminent role.
Canada has had its share of Nobel laureates for excellence in creativity and ingenuity. I am confident that our commitment to higher education, research and development in medicine, engineering and the humanities, measured in enhanced funding, will continue to be part of this government's knowledge agenda, thereby keeping the best and brightest of our citizens in the country and propelling us to greater heights in the new millennium.