Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. For years the hon. member and I have sat on the finance committee across from many economists. We have heard, especially in the last two years, growth estimates of 2%, 2.5% and 3%. He knows very well that we constantly get different readings on how much our economy is to grow. In the last year the estimate was about a 3% growth in the economy, but in the last couple of months we know it is over 3.5% and growing even more.
The member knows quite well, especially in the last couple of months with the growth in the economy, that it was possible for the finance minister to make those adjustments and give the benefits back to Canadians.