Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague go on ad infinitum about the government not consulting. I am not sure what my colleague did over the summer, but I took advantage of the opportunity to consult with my constituents on a regular basis. I sent out 2,500 surveys to businesses in the area and close to 5,000 surveys to constituents in my area. I have here, just by chance, a handful of the hundreds and hundreds of responses I received from my constituents.
I have a constituent by the name of Charles Sequeira, who wrote, “You keep us updated and communicate via local media on many of the bills or policies passed in the House of Commons. You communicate and seek our input”.
Donna Conroy from Aurora, when asked if our government was on the right track, said, “Yes. There is still more work to be done”.
Mr. Fagan wrote, “I believe that the government is going in the right direction with its policies. The Liberal Party is weak and the NDP is a dangerous option”.
Another of my constituents, John Norquay, wrote, “Overall, Mr. Harper and the Conservative government have led us—