Mr. Speaker, that was a lot of rhetoric. If the hon. member had looked at the newspapers he might have noticed that a year and a half ago crude prices were about $10 a barrel and today they are quoted at $30 a barrel.
I know that the NDP believes governments are omnipotent and can control world prices. I do not think that we can do that.
That is not to say that this is not a problem which consumers across Canada are concerned about. It is one which we have in fact worked on with the provinces. Provincial and federal governments have discussed this issue together.
I think it would be helpful if the hon. member did a little homework on this before rising in hysteria.