My question is for Mr. Heady.
You submitted several charts and statistics that establish links between tax revenues, consumption taxes and income taxes. You talked about progressive taxation and you compared various countries.
Given the study undertaken by the Standing Committee on Finance, we should ask ourselves whether our taxation practices are the best way to make Canada competitive and to enable all citizens to live adequately.
Do you know if there is data showing which countries have the fewest citizens living below the poverty line? In other words, regardless of where those countries appear on the charts, are there countries where the incidence of poverty is low, but that nevertheless have satisfactory economic growth and good social measures?