Mr. Speaker, as my colleague well knows, there was a global recession and Canada fared extremely well as it went through that.
Also, the GIS absolutely helps seniors, but why give with one hand and take away with the other hand?
When we look at how financially prudent the Conservative government was and how our banking system was set up, Canada fared better and were at the top of most countries around the world. I think there needs to be more acknowledgement of the actual facts.