When I was elected last year, one of the first things we did when we came to this House was to pull numbers out of a hat, and I pulled number 28, which is both a blessing and a curse, because you're up right away. You just have to go.
Yes, I am fully aware that the government is reviewing all the tax credits and the entirety of the tax code, but no, I would not have been aware that this review was in the works when we were drafting and tabling this bill.
As a legislator who has been elected to make a positive difference in the lives of constituents and all Canadians, I think this PMB is an excellent tool to draft, propose, and enact to better lives.
I believe the department should pay attention to ideas like Bill C-240 as a way to improve the tax code during this review. This is going to be an interesting process. How this will work out, I don't know. Quite honestly, when we tabled this bill, a lot of the folks around this table were still trying to find the washroom, but we were writing legislation. I'm very proud of what we were able to accomplish in a very short period of time.
It is what it is. Things change, and we have to roll with those punches.