I appreciate the hon. member's invitation. I will put it with the other invitations I have received from his party and consider it with the same level of seriousness as I have in the past.
The hon. member pointed to a policy conference that my party recently held in Quebec City. I thank him for mentioning it in the Chamber today. Eleven hundred Canadians from all walks of life gathered in Quebec City to discuss the types of policies that our party, at the very grassroots level, would like to see implemented by a Progressive Conservative government and, prior to that, as part of our platform in the next election.
One of the impediments we have as a party is the fact that we are one of the most grassroots parties in the country. That top down party, the Canadian Alliance, may develop its policies in smoke filled boardrooms and backrooms but my party develops its policies openly on the floor of convention halls, church halls and school basements. It may take a little longer to develop our policies but I think we will be favourably rewarded because our tax proposals are not based on greed. They are based on growth. I wish that party—