Mr. Speaker, I would like to salute my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent, who will be joining the Standing Committee on Finance.
As he is beginning his term on the committee, I would like to remind him of the promises this government has made about investing in the middle class and families.
The first thing we did was cut taxes for the middle class. Next, we invested in families. Now, we are going to expand the Canada pension plan.
I just returned from the meeting of APEC finance ministers, which was held in Peru last week, and I can say that Canada's plans are being applauded by all APEC member countries. We are headed in the right direction and will continue down that road.