Mr. Speaker, yesterday at 2.15 in the afternoon the Prime Minister told us that Canada's productivity is still on the rise. But yesterday at 3 p.m. the industry department released a study called “The Productivity Gap between Canada and U.S. Firms—as of February 5, 1999”. That is the name of the study.
It showed that as recently as last month Canada's standard of living was still plunging. According to the report, the gap between Canada and the U.S. “has been widening”.
Why does the government continue to deny that Canada's standard of living is lower than in the United States by $7,000 per person per year?