Mr. Speaker, I welcome this opportunity to stand up and talk about the fact that the Conservative government has been spending money on Canadians' priorities, such as cleaning up our environment. I know that is something that is very important to Canadians. The government has been spending money on infrastructure, something to help rebuild our communities after many years of neglect on the infrastructure file.
I listened intently to the comments of the hon. member for Halton. I know that something that is very important to him and is very important to me is working toward having pension income splitting in our country. I know that is something that was in budget 2006. I know it was something that was important to the member for Halton, yet when he was given the opportunity to vote for something that he had spent a great deal of time working for, he voted against it. That is something I would like the hon. member for Halton to explain to me and to this House.