Mr. Speaker, first I would like to congratulate the hon. member for his involvement in the past budget. He played a very integral role, as we saw in caucus, and he should be congratulated.
I was wondering if he would respond to some of the accusations which have been made by members opposite that perhaps the government was not in a position to invest in youth and education. Would he care to respond to that and tell us if we actually were in a position to do so?