I was certainly aware when we looked at this issue last year, in 2006, of what had gone on in 2005, which was leaked information, the market fluctuations that you've seen--all by the previous Liberal government. We had Mr. McKay, who's here, saying on Newsworld on November 23, 2005--and I quote--“The trusts will be taxed going out or starting, I think, around 2007”, and that it would be a very modest tax. Then we had the Minister of Finance of the day going out and doing something else, not doing that, and issuing a consultation paper, and there were more leaks and more market gyrations. That's not right for the Canadian economy. It's not fair to investors. If we were going to act, we were going to act with certainty and decisiveness, and that kind of certainty we maintain for the people of Canada.
The “having fun”, which the Liberal Party is now intent on doing with this issue, simply serves to create market uncertainty and more difficulty for Canadian investors. It's time to move on. Canadian investors have.