Mr. Speaker, the economic policies of the NDP are truly disappointing. Rather than supporting our government's economic action plan to create jobs, the NDP supports policies that would be devastating to our economy.
Last week, members of the NDP caucus were in Washington protesting against our energy sector while here at home they chose to vote against the budget implementation act.
Canadians gave our Conservative government a strong mandate to stay focused on what matters: creating jobs and economic growth.
Key tax relief measures passed yesterday include the family caregivers tax credit, the children's arts tax credit, the volunteer firefighters tax credit, tax relief for the manufacturing sector, tax relief for small businesses when they create jobs and making the gas tax fund permanent.
While the global economy is still fragile, we remain focused on what matters: a low-tax plan to create jobs and economic growth, a plan that is working.
The NDP's fiscal policies are yet another worrying example that the NDP--