Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating my colleague from British Columbia on his appointment as our finance critic.
I also want to commend him on the quality of his French. I am sure that all his friends in Quebec are thrilled to see that when someone puts in the necessary effort, they can speak more than respectable French. I would like to thank him and congratulate him from the bottom of my heart.
It is clear to us Conservatives that industry is the backbone of wealth creation in Canada, and everything must be done to encourage it.