Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the fact that the member is new, but I still find it somewhat shameful for him to try to imply that members of the Liberal caucus are not strong nationalists, do not feel very proud and do not have a great deal of pride in our country.
In fact, I think Canadians spoke very loud and clear. When it comes to protecting the interests of our nation, they turned to the Liberal Party and the Prime Minister we have today because of the high level of comfort we were able to express in the policy positions that we were taking. Those are the results. Never before has a political entity received as many votes from Canadians as this Prime Minister and this party did in the last election.
I will quote from a mandate letter: “Spending less on government operations so that Canadians can invest more in the people and businesses that will build the strongest economy in the G7.” Does the member not believe that this is a goal worth achieving?