Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question.
The Conservative Party will be supporting this motion this evening. We believe it is fundamental for this parliament to discuss and explore these types of alternatives with debate that is respectful of the issues and respectful of other members of parliament.
However, I continue to have significant concerns about a common currency. It will be up to those proponents to debate their side of the argument and up to people like me to offer our views on the common currency. Where there is significant common ground on this issue is the recognition of some of the structural issues that need to be addressed in the Canadian economy either way.
One thing I failed to mention during my discourse is that if we were to have a common currency the U.S. could use the Canadian toonie for its new one dollar coin. We need to address this issue seriously and with a great deal of debate that will occur over a long period of time.