Mr. Speaker, I will begin by commenting that I have been on a cruise ship. I have been to the member's riding and it is a lovely part of the country. The hospitality of the people of Sydney and Cape Breton is unparalleled in my opinion. A wonderful time was demonstrated to everyone on the ship. The member should know that and he should be very proud.
I do have a couple of questions for the member. He has asked that the government show some leadership. I would argue that the government has shown tremendous leadership, particularly on the economy, which has expanded greatly under this government. Economic productivity continues to grow. Our employment numbers continue to drop. We have seen salaries expanding and, at the same time, we have seen taxes reduced, enormous infrastructure commitments, including to the Atlantic gateway.
We have made a number of commitments that are good for Nova Scotia. The member for Central Nova and the member for South Shore—St. Margaret's worked very hard for a clarification on items in the 2007 budget. There have also been significant commitments on the Atlantic gateway, the frigate retrofit, which we heard about in the summer, really positive things for Nova Scotia, without mentioning the significant commitments to ACOA and so forth.
The government has brought forward a number of great things for Nova Scotia. Perhaps the member might like to comment on a number of those.