I am not sure what the question was, Mr. Speaker. I was interested in whether the member might have a comment on the really radical change in terms of the conservative direction of this government. Most commentators have said this government is continuing on with the policies of Brian Mulroney: GST, trade deals, deregulation, privatization and on and on. Those are many of things the Liberals campaigned against in 1993, campaigned against in 1988 and yet those policies are the continuity of Brian Mulroney.
I saw him, as I said, on television a while ago saying that he is very pleased that his policies have been endorsed by the present government. They have been carried on.
What I am saying now is we have a balanced budget in this country. It is time again to have a government that is more activist on behalf of ordinary people and more progressive on behalf of ordinary people. The government has not hestitated to be activist on behalf of capital, in terms of the trade deals, in terms of the World Trade Organization, in terms of the banking system, the regulation of banks and so on in this country. So why not be activist on behalf of ordinary people?