Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from St. Catharines on his election also. Our government will be creating the Canada child benefit plan, so that nine out of ten families will receive the assistance they deserve and 315,000 children will be lifted out of poverty.

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Vancouver East for her wonderful question. I also congratulate you on your election, as well—

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, our mandate on the environment has been made quite clear in our ministerial mandate letters, which have been posted online for the very first time in government history. This is a great step forward toward open and transparent government. We are also committed to working with our provinces to make sure that we are in line with the provinces' needs and what they are required to do regarding environmental change.

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on her election. Our government was given a clear mandate to invest in our country, and that we plan to do. We will be decreasing taxes for the middle class, and we will also be open and transparent with our spending. In the weeks to come we will see the budget unfold and members will have answers to some of those questions, but taxes will be decreased.

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I want to first thank the Governor General for presenting the government's agenda to Parliament and to the people of Canada. I am extremely honoured to second the motion of my esteemed colleague, Mr. Rémi Massé, regarding the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne—

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, sorry, it is from the member for Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, my colleague. Mr. Speaker, in addition, I would like to thank the right hon. Prime Minister for giving me the opportunity to do so. I want to also take this chance to congratulate each elected member of the House and recognize that we could not be here without the support of some very important people in our lives.