Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to put questions to the representative from Canada West Equipment Dealers Association, Mr. Schmeiser.
I like your brief. It is short, well done and well summarized. I also appreciated the comparison, at the end of your brief between 1906 rules for harnesses and sleds and 2006 rules for high tech tractors. Don't worry, you are not the only ones getting the impression that the government still thinks we are in 1906.
I also liked the fact that your measures were quite specific and well targeted. The Bloc québécois supports decreasing the tax burden, especially when we know it can be effective and encourage investments in equipment, for instance.
The only problem for government is that these measures are not very popular. The government often favours scattered measures to please as many people as possible, although, in our opinion, that is less effective.
What do you think should be our role as elected representatives? Should we make popular cuts or effective tax cuts which meet our goals?