Canadians can have confidence now in a country that has put the era of band-aid budgets behind it. Canadians can have confidence now that their social programs will be there for those who need them. Canadians can have confidence now in their country being one of the most attractive places in the world to invest, creating jobs . For too long, governments have known the need for reform and renewal - known the need, but not the will. We have made our choice - against the status quo and in favour of a stronger country.
Every day there are new needs to be met.
If inflation is to be fought, unemployment countered and something done, and soon, to get Canadian prosperity back into its stride, the government must begin to plan ahead not timidly, not tentatively but boldly, imaginatively and courageously. Those words were spoken by my father in 1957 for his time. That is what I believe we have done today, for ours. This document is copyright protected.