Right, and it goes with the next step. I was listening to Mr. Cook's presentation, and it's nice to have increases to the minimum wage and all those nice things, if it's affordable.
I've been referring to them as Joe and Jane Taxpayer, and I call them the middle-income earners in Canada. They're the ones who are always asked to ante up and pay the bill for all of this.
We have a new thing that was just released by the government of the day, which is the carbon tax. Estimates of the cost are as little as $1,000 per family up to $2,500 per family, to Joe and Jane Taxpayer, who are asked to keep paying the bill. They are being asked to pay the bill for the increase in the minimum wage, because they're going to have to pay more for their food at the grocery store. All the way up the line, we're asking them to constantly pay the bill. My concern is that we are overburdening that particular group, and we're pushing them down below the poverty line in doing so.
Mr. Cook, what are your thoughts on the carbon tax and its effect on those closest to poverty?