Thank you.
It was nice to see three economists, and a fourth here, in a room all agreeing that we need strategic investment in infrastructure to get our economy growing again.
Mr. Jackson, I think we need to point out that in our platform we've proposed the Canada child tax benefit that will provide higher or increased benefits to nine out of ten families in Canada, tax free, means tested, or income tested, and according to the Caledon Institute, will lift 300,000 children out of poverty. I think we need to point that out. It's a major step forward on the equality issue and generally helping middle-income and low-income families.
On the guaranteed income supplement issue and how the clawbacks work and the levels, in our platform we've put in a major billion-dollar proposal of roughly $920 for single seniors on the guaranteed income supplement, a 10% increase that will benefit 1.3 million retired Canadians, one million of whom are female, and lift 85,000 to 100,000 out of poverty.
I think we need to identify those two major steps that our government is undertaking to improve the lot of many Canadians. I think that's a great first step.
I see you've identified some other arguments in the tax cuts that you may or may not like. What would you review on the tax expenditure side with regard to the $100 billion of tax expenditures that are out there?