Madam Speaker, our Conservative government has served Canadians well by taking appropriate action in uncertain global economic times, and we will continue to do so.
Creating jobs remains a top priority and we are doing it through economic action plan 2012.
Maybe the NDP should listen to what the experts are saying. Listen to what the impartial John Manley, a former Liberal minister of finance and now president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, had to say about economic action plan 2012:
By restraining the growth in public spending, reducing regulatory overlap, improving Canada's immigration system and enhancing support for business-driven research, the government is helping to build a stronger and more competitive Canadian economy.
Budget 2012 builds on our country's reputation for fiscal responsibility while at the same time establishing a more positive environment for private sector investment and growth.