I just have a point of clarification. I appreciate John's going over my points. Actually, I think he agrees with me but isn't doing it.
The point was that I specifically asked the mover of the bill and the staff whether it was a deduction or a credit. I gave an actual example of somebody making $30,000 a year. I asked whether it's $3,000 off their gross income, leaving $27,000, and then they do their tax system from there on in. They said yes, but at the end of the meeting they provided a note to me that said no, on $3,000, if you had $4,000 federal tax payable, you would get a $3,000 deduction off that $4,000. It wouldn't go through the formula at 17%; it would be a whole 100%. I want to confirm with our finance people whether that is accurate or not, because I got two different answers from the same people at the same meeting. I don't think that is unreasonable from a member of Parliament.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.