Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for caring so much about what his constituents and Canadians are saying about prebudget consultations and about consultations on things like this bill because we do things to protect the interests of Canadians.
Canadians clearly told us during consultations that they liked the fact that this government looked ahead, that it was visionary and looked at the long-term status of our country to ensure that we were protected against threats like financial crises. That is why they really appreciated this government making changes to the mortgage in the housing industry three times to ensure we were protected, that we did not suffer the same consequences we saw in other countries.
Canadians also said that they appreciated the low tax agenda by the government and that they increasingly appreciated our push for trade. Unfortunately, they did comment that they were not happy with the $10 billion hike suggested by the NDP and its anti-trade position or the votes against their well-being that were voted upon by the Liberals.