Mr. Speaker, does the Minister of Finance agree that the best way to get rid of the underground economy would be to stop taxing the middle class to the hilt, eliminate tax inequities-something we have been talking about for the past year-and introduce a more effective tax collection system, so that all taxpayers will pay their fair share and, in fact, pay what they owe the government?
In the House of Commons on December 12th, 1994. See this statement in context.