Mr. Speaker, we are talking about Canada's standard of living, in case the Prime Minister had not noticed.
The minister listed two principal reasons for the falling standard of living, high government debt and high government taxes, taxes that are 20% higher than our closest competitor and a debtload that is too high in relation to our GNP.
Our high debt, high tax Prime Minister has made Canada poorer than Mississippi. Does he really feel that is something to brag about?