You are. I have to tell you that I'm really worried about what I'm seeing right now and the economic signs that we're looking at. I know that you, as parliamentarians across all parties, are as well.
I am quite concerned. Even small actions with good intentions could be that straw that breaks the camel's back. Right now I have a bunch of members in Ontario who are apoplectic about the ORPP, the Ontario retirement pension plan. It is good news that it's delayed, but CPP expansion could be just as bad. I really do worry.
This is a different environment than the one we were in when CPP enhancement happened the last time. When Paul Martin fixed the Canada pension plan, CFIB members supported a small, gradual increase in CPP contributions in order to save the CPP. It is a myth that we are always opposed to any new form of taxation.
This is different now. The signs that the economy is showing us right now suggest this is not the time to increase the largest payroll tax in the country. At the very least, even if there's sympathy toward doing it, I would suggest that you shouldn't.
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