I think we also have to keep an eye out for potentially very expensive programs.
We saw the start of the dental program. When you look at the way it is laid out, with its being a federally led program, it's enormously expensive. That's going to be very much overshadowed by a pharmacare program, especially if we see one that is fully single payer, paid by the government. We're looking at potentially very large costs in the future.
If the government is really committed to these kinds of major increases in spending, then in order to keep the fiscal forecast—and stop the chance of the debt-to-GDP spiralling out of control—we need to see it come to the table with matching revenues. The best way to pay for some of these long-term social costs is really with the GST.