I would like to go back to the issue of the $1,200 announced per child and the tax credit. I find it difficult to understand how Quebec and the provinces could tax the refundable tax credit, a formula that was suggested by the Bloc Québécois.
Every year, I make a contribution to the Bloc Québécois. Moreover, I would encourage everyone to do so, obviously. I therefore receive a tax refund at the end of the year, and this refund is not taxed by the government of Quebec. As far as I know, there has never been any agreement. The same thing applies to the GST credit: the people who receive it are not taxed, that is not being considered to be a benefit. If the government were to decide to cut taxes for all citizens or for some of them, how could this choice constitute a taxable benefit for a province?