Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Ste-Marie, for introducing this bill.
There are some distinctions between what we're prepared to support and what the bill proposes. We must be able to discuss these distinctions in the committee.
You'll recall that, on May 12, 2018, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Conservative MPs passed a resolution to allow Quebeckers to file a single tax return. As Mr. Ste-Marie said, on May 15, 2018, a unanimous motion in the National Assembly called for a single tax return.
In August 2018, the 3,000 members of the Conservative Party of Canada voted in favour of the idea of the Quebec government giving Quebeckers the option of filing a single tax return. On February 5, 2019, Alain Rayes, my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska, tabled a motion. The motion was supported by the Bloc Québécois members, but not by the Liberal members. The Quebec Liberals didn't support the motion either. The motion asked us to establish the process of introducing a single tax return.
I have trouble understanding Mr. Ste-Marie's logic when he talks about saving jobs, but also about the federal government saving hundreds of millions of dollars while preserving jobs. These aren't savings.
Mr. Ste-Marie, I gather that you want half the $425 million in savings to not be achieved.