Madam Speaker, as the member knows, never is a long time. In a sense I think the debate is irrelevant. At this point we are far from being in a position where the Canadian public would even consider having a debate about it. I do not see the point of going down this road at this time.
The far more important issue, and the issue that is important to the pocketbooks of Canadians today, is the fact that our low productivity means we have a lower standard of living and that is reflected in a low dollar.
My friend has said that a low dollar is a positive thing. I say to him that if a low dollar is a positive thing we should hope for a 40 cent dollar, a 20 cent dollar, a 10 cent dollar. Then we could imagine how prosperous we would really be.
We heard about the KPMG study where the government is saying low wages are a great reason to come to Canada. The government should be bloody well ashamed of that argument. It is embarrassing to the government and to members across the way that they would trot that out as a reason for people to come to Canada. I hope they apologize.