Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the speech by my hon. colleague from Beauce, although I was not particularly surprised at it. We are still in the imaginary world of libertarian phantasmagoria.
I would remind my colleague that while private enterprise has a role to play and creates wealth and jobs, that is also because there is public infrastructure and companies and entrepreneurs can benefit from an educated and well cared-for population that has roads, highways, and clean water in the morning.
All of that is possible because we have social programs, because we redistribute wealth, and because we invest in public services, which support economic growth in general.
I am aware of the ambitions of my colleague from Beauce. If he does not believe in government, why does he want to lead a government?