Mr. Speaker, the hon. member touched on a number of very important investments by the government. I share his opinion. I thought it was a tremendous budget, and key investments have been made in many different areas.
He sells himself short. He has had a distinguished career as a councillor in the Halifax region representing the people of Dartmouth. I was proud of the fact that the people of Dartmouth showed support for him when he put his name forward federally. I know he is going to make a great contribution to this place.
Beyond the numbers of the budget, what he indicated during his speech was that key investments were made, with veterans, municipalities, first nations community. You only have to pick an area. I believe it comes back to the fact that now Canadians have a government that is willing to engage. It is willing to talk about the priorities.
When he is out and about and meeting with community groups, is he getting that same sense that after 10 long, dark years, there is finally a government representing the people of the country who is willing to listen to the views, the problems, the concerns, and the potential solutions?