Mr. Speaker, what the numbers cited by the hon. member demonstrate is that when this party was in opposition the recession from 1989 to 1993 was one of the deepest and most severe this country has ever gone through. As a result, when we took office we vowed to put in place policies that would reverse that trend.
I am glad to say that in 1995-1996 that trend was reversed. Canada is now on the road to prosperity and Census Canada and Statistics Canada have said that.