Mr. Speaker, in a speech the industry minister has quickly forgotten, and it was only one month ago in Toronto, he talked about productivity in Canada and if it had grown 1.2% faster we would not have the $7,000 gap we now have with the Americans leading to a $7,000 per year per person shortfall in this country. Is he denying that he actually said that?
In the House of Commons on March 18th, 1999. See this statement in context.