Mr. Speaker, it is always interesting that when the Conservatives cite reports, they cite only part of the report.
Of course it is unfortunate that we saw a contraction of 0.6% in real GDP, but what else does the report say? It says that consumer demand is up. It says that domestic business investment is up. As my colleague is very well read, I am sure he read in Bloomberg yesterday that, beyond that, there is the highest foreign direct investment Canada has seen since 2007, at almost $100 billion.
A major nation-building project is exactly what this country is engaged in to bring jobs and purchasing power. We will achieve exactly that.