Mr. Speaker, I hope I will still have a few moments to continue on with the question I was asking earlier, the question that caused a bit of excitement. Yes, everyone in the House shouted when I drew a comparison between Iceland and Newfoundland. Around the same time Newfoundland was joining Canada, Iceland achieved independence. Today, Iceland has a very high standard of living, higher than Canada's average, while Newfoundland's standard of living is lower than the Canadian average.
Perhaps my colleague could comment briefly on this, that is, the impact of dependence compared to independence, on the prosperity of a nation.