Mr. Speaker, I am sure that the dozens of Canadians who are tuned in right now are having a hard time hearing my answer, because they are laughing hysterically at the NDP member's speech on economics.
Let us take a look at what the experts have had to say about Canada's approach.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said:
We need to learn from those countries that evidently did it right. And leading that list is our neighbor to the north. Right now, Canada is a very important role model.
Patricia Croft, from RBC Global Asset Management, had this to say:
In terms of the global comparisons, Canada is the envy of just about every other country in the world.