Mr. Speaker, there is a lack of knowledge of economic realities on the part of the hon. member and his party that requires further education.
I will put it this way. The Reform Party fails to understand the fact that the debt as the economy expands remains the same and proportionally becomes smaller and smaller as years go by. Therefore the debt is no longer an economic preoccupation.
The preoccupation of the government is the right one, namely by putting its money into health, education, technological development and research to provide the foundation for a positive economic future, not by looking backward in terms of reducing the debt which in proportion to the total national wealth is becoming smaller and smaller.
Liberals believe that the role of the government is to make investments and not to make the banks happy.