I'm not here to make comment on politics. I think any government, from any of the parties, that helps change this tax gap is moving in the right direction. Certainly the GST proportionally gives the importers a bigger tax advantage than it does domestic manufacturers, that's true. But I think any government that can look at this pragmatically and understand that we have to get our taxes down to manufacturing and allow them to compete, or at least allow them to get credit for those taxes when they export, is the key.
On November 9th, 2006. See this statement in context.