Thank you, Member, with respect.
I heard something about seniors, and you know who's really getting hammered by the inflation tax? It's the seniors who are living on fixed income. What we've seen is out-of-control spending for years. Before the pandemic, the feds were spending all-time highs, even after accounting for inflation and population growth. Then, during the pandemic, the Bank of Canada printed $300 billion out of thin air. Then, the cherry on top for hard-working Canadians who are already struggling is the tax hikes. Carbon taxes are up, payroll taxes are up and alcohol taxes are up.
Just around the corner, next year, is going to be the second carbon tax coming through fuel regulations. Right in the government's own analysis of those regulations, it shows exactly who's going to be made worse off: low- and middle-class Canadians, people who are already suffering from energy poverty, single mothers and seniors living on fixed incomes. Again, that's right from the government's own analysis.