Mr. Speaker, now we have seen productivity challenged in the flesh. This is just unbelievable.
The date of that speech was February 18 and it was using recent statistics. The place was the Empire Club in Toronto. The topic was Canada's falling standard of living. If it demanded a speech, there must be something to it.
He said that we were poorer than states like Mississippi. He said that we were $7,000 poorer for each Canadian or $28,000 for a family of four. That is a chunk of change. Does he stand by his speech, or have the finance minister and the Prime Minister—