It looks like somebody got to the industry minister, Mr. Speaker. I do not need to quote from the industry minister's speech. I can quote from the government's own Standing Committee on Finance.
In December it acknowledged our falling standard of living and said it was an indication of a fundamental weakness in our system. We agree. Seven thousand dollars a year may be nothing to the Prime Minister, but it buys a lot of groceries and clothes for ordinary Canadians.
Why can the Prime Minister not see that his high debt, high tax policies are hurting Canadians and hurting them bad?