Thank you.
I merely sought your attention for the floor when Mr. Turnbull was expressing his confusion about the Conservative position, so I thought I'd just clarify that.
Yes, indeed, we're extraordinarily concerned about deficits. That is why we are so concerned with the economic stagnation in the country.
To say that this amendment.... To pick that out of the entire Conservative platform and then suggest that, because we want to lower taxes for Canadians by dropping the rate to 12.75%, this somehow means we are not concerned about deficits.... There was an entire suite of measures that was proposed that would have included many things, including unleashing the resource economy that powers our economy and puts Canadians to work.
I just wanted to clarify that. I will say that it's up to him. They can vote against this motion if they wish, if they would prefer to not lower taxes for Canadians and to not drop the rate down to 12.75%. That is their choice, and they're welcome to do so, but I'm not going to debate this any further. This is what we have proposed, and it is up to them whether or not they want to accept this amendment to lower taxes for Canadians.