Mr. Speaker, I do not know about that long rant by the member for Malpeque but I do thank him for his comments on my performance.
Let us look at the Conference Board of Canada. It released a report just yesterday that said:
Increased infrastructure spending is estimated to have contributed about 0.4 per cent to overall economic growth in Canada in 2009. And...this year, another 0.5% ...GDP growth....
That is great news. We are seeing a fragile economic recovery take hold. We are pleased with the economic news we have seen so far but we are not satisfied. We will remain focused on jobs and the economy.