Mr. Chair, it is an honour to serve with the member on the finance committee. He is one of the shining lights on that committee, as is the parliamentary secretary.
The member raises a good point. He has listed the things that our government has done as accomplishments. I listed some of those as well.
It is important for Canadians to recognize that when it comes to consultation, we are setting a higher standard than perhaps any previous government has done in terms of inviting Canadians to provide us their input, whether it is on pension reform or prebudget consultations on the next budget.
We are listening to Canadians in a way that I do not think has ever been done in this place. I am proud of the fact that our government is setting such a high standard in this regard.