Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Monday February 9, we had the honour of welcoming to my riding the honourable Minister of State for Financial Institutions, and some of his team.
A round table of prebudget discussions was organized, and about a dozen regional spokespersons took part.
My sincere thanks to the minister for taking the trouble to come and hear what the local people had to say. He listened with a receptive and open mind.
I also wish to extend particular thanks to the participants, who were so quick to cooperate in this venture and so interested in it. Thanks to the quality and appropriateness of their comments, the meeting was an unqualified success.