Thank you, Mr. Chair.
In the interest of time, I'm going to make my comments as quickly as possible.
First of all, fiscal prudence is important, and I'm glad to hear that the Liberal Party, which has sunk us into twice the amount of deficit this year, is talking about fiscal discipline. In real testimony that we heard today, we also did talk about the social value in having Canadians able to help their fellow Canadians.
We heard Mr. May specifically say, “If it saves one life....” More than just dollars are at stake. It's unfortunate that we would have such an extensive motion dropped on us before we had.... Obviously this was prepared ahead of time. I find that certain members who did vote for this originally in the House.... Mr. Chair, there was considerable support for this in the House of Commons. For us to simply drop this I think is ill-measured. However, that's part of democracy. I will not be supporting this motion as it stands.
I also want to thank Mr. May for coming today, presenting what I felt was his argument about boutique tax credits and how this is available to every Canadian. I think it shows he is trying to do something that would have a wide subscription.