Mr. Speaker, I would remind the Minister of Finance that this comes from an OECD report.
With so little federal effort in R&D, and with a devaluated dollar, which makes imported machinery virtually unaffordable, is there not a risk in the medium term that this government's negligence will cost us dearly and will confirm the OECD prediction that the standard of living in Canada will be 15% lower than the average of the other countries?