Mr. Speaker, the Canadian economy has experienced one of the best performances among developed countries around the world. Canada has outperformed all other G7 countries in job growth, creating over 800,000 net new jobs since the end of the recession. We have the soundest banking system in the world. The OECD has projected that Canada will lead the G7 in economic growth for the next 50 years.
Our government is committed to maintaining a strong economy. We also remain committed to keeping taxes low. Since forming government in 2006, we have cut taxes for Canadian families so that they can keep more of their hard-earned money. We have reduced the GST by 2%, and we have introduced important tax savings measures, like the child tax credit, the child disability benefit, the hiring for small business tax credit, and the children's fitness tax credit. These measures will save the average Canadian family over $3,100 per year.
Canadians can count on our government to keep taxes low while investing in the Canadian economy to promote job growth and economic prosperity.