Mr. Speaker, this is the party that is putting families ahead of everything else when it comes to Canadians.
To be clear, we are on track for modest growth in Canada. We are in relatively better shape than others. We are focused on implementing the next phase of Canada's economic action plan and are looking forward to March 29 when we will introduce the economic action plan for 2012.
What we have said repeatedly is that we have made the necessary decisions to stimulate the economy and we will do so if necessary. The AAA rating agencies, and Fitch in this case said recently:
Achieving fiscal consolidation and balanced budget targets are important to maintain credibility.