Mr. Speaker, when the whip of your party says something nasty about you in this place, you are really limited in terms of your response. Therefore I guess I will not even talk about the first part of that question and comment.
On the political question about the current Minister of Industry and self-promotion, I would argue that for the individual to have had a philosophical change in mindset would, first, require a philosophy and, second, a mind. I have not seen a tremendous degree of evidence in support of either.
In terms of capital investment, I fear that if we reduce the incentives for leading edge, or in this case bleeding edge, development of pharmaceuticals and biotech in Canada, we will reduce and drive the much needed capital and investment from Canada. It is not just taxes that redistribute investment. It is also regulations, particularly in the areas of intellectual property and knowledge based economies.
I think the hon. member is absolutely right. We would be taking a huge risk of losing a lot of that investment, productivity, growth and opportunity for Canadians.