Mr. Speaker, we have been sitting here in this budget debate listening to the hon. members on the government side and what a great job they have done. I made the point before that we will give this budget barely a passing grade. It is nice to see the books in the black. I will repeat that statement. It is not a problem.
Let us draw it into perspective. These guys are talking about knowledge based industries and there is nothing in the budget for knowledge based industries. They are talking about the military. There is nothing in there for the military.
I want to draw the House's attention to something that is very critical to P.E.I. and very critical to coastal Canadians. On budget night we had in all of Canada three search and rescue helicopters that were fit to fly and that men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces would actually get into to try to rescue someone.
It may not mean a lot to the member from P.E.I, but I bet it means a lot to his constituents. It means a lot to my constituents in South Shore, Nova Scotia. It means a lot in Hudson Bay if one is adrift in a boat. It means a lot in just about every place in Canada; three choppers fit to fly with crews that would get in them.