Madam Speaker, I agree with many of the comments my hon. colleague made in his speech.
We do not see the division that we had perhaps in 1988 that actually created the growth in our economy with respect to the free trade agreement. As I mentioned earlier in my speech, our trade with the Americans was around $90 billion and it is now $260 billion.
If we had any kind of a downturn in the economy, particularly in the American economy, does the hon. member think our economic fundamentals are in order now? Do we really have a plan to actually reduce taxes so that we can ensure that we are still competitive here in Canada? Is there a plan for us to actually pay down the debt?