Mr. Chair, I want to quote a Liberal member from earlier this evening, not in this debate but in a debate regarding a private member's bill on pensions. That Liberal member said, ”We either come here to make a point or we come here to make a difference”. In my view he is absolutely right, and this government has made a difference. The Liberal approach is to always try to make a point, but they never actually make a difference.
This government has made a difference. I have a long list which includes the introduction of pension income splitting, the increase in the age credit amount by $2,000, doubling the amount of income eligibility of pension income to $2,000 from $1,000, and the list goes on and on. We talked about RRIFs.
The point is we are making a difference. My colleague spoke about what we are hearing at committee. I happen to sit on the same committee. There were a number of suggestions.
Is it not important that the parliamentary secretary and the Minister of Finance consult with all Canadians, including those in the—