Michael Barrett at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 8th, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 8th, 2023 / 4:10 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

In the last three years alone, the tax burden imposed on Canadians by the federal government has increased by approximately $3,000 per person per year, which is about 5% of the average person's annual income. That's on top of inflation.

Would you say that Canadians are getting good value, or their money's worth, from the government?

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