Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance love to talk about the IMF. I am sure that pleases certain bankers and others.
However, I wonder if the minister is aware what Canadians said recently in the Minister of Finance's own polling conducted by the folks at Earnscliffe. The poll shows that only a third of Canadians feel that they are better off now than they were four years ago.
Never mind what the bankers are saying. They are delighted with the interest payments that keep coming from a government that neglects debt, but only a third of Canadians think they are better off than they were four years ago.
What is the government doing in specific steps to restore consumer and investor confidence?