Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether the member for Fundy—Royal is running for the leadership of his own party or switching sides to the Reform Party, but certainly they sound pretty much alike to me.
Let me make one response to the member's question. The United Nations has said that Canada is the best country in the world in which to live. The Financial Post , not very often a friend of the New Democratic Party, said that applying those same criteria, Saskatchewan was the best province in which to live. That was the Financial Post , their buddies, not mine.
What we need in order to make our economies work is a balanced approach. If all they want to do is reduce taxes for the wealthy, that will not generate the economic growth and economic opportunities for ordinary people. They have never done that. In fact their tax policies would ensure that ordinary Canadians do not get a break at all or are in worse shape than they were before.
In addition, they might reduce taxes but what are they going to do about health care? They are going to make Canadians pay for that. What are they going to do about Canada pensions? They are going to make Canadians pay for that.
What we need is a balanced approach, one which is pragmatic, one which answers the questions Canadians are concerned about. We do not need one which is based on some old fashioned ideology which this country threw away and which most sensible people around the world threw away centuries ago.