Madam Speaker, the first thing that comes to mind, and I have to say it again, is that we must read the entire budget.
It is always either/or. It is never about finding solutions to many complex problems and targeting and investing in the right areas.
The government does not invest in just one area. We invested in all those areas. We invested in security measures, in our men and women. We are also investing in small businesses. We are investing in helping poorer countries. We are investing in our disabled. We are investing in our children through different tax credits.
We are doing all the things the people in my riding wanted to ensure that we continue to build on making Canada a strong place. They wanted us to invest in anti-recessionary measures and to continue to target security measures, but carefully, while at the same time we provide funding for programs to ensure that intolerance does not become part of anything Canada stands for.
We have listened to Canadians, all Canadians. I stress that this is what the Liberals did. We do not represent one Canadian over the other. We represent all Canadians. Our finance minister, the Prime Minister and my colleagues here are responsible for a lot of the issues raised in the budget. I thank all of them. We were able to work in partnership, listen to Canadians and, I believe, find the budget that Canadians wanted.