Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
Wealthy families can use family trusts to avoid paying tax on billions of dollars. It was a Liberal government, in 1972, that created this unacceptable system. Just last year, the Liberals voted against the continuation of these trusts proposed by the Conservative government. But, as we discovered yesterday, the wealthy family lobby has won.
How can the minister justify digging even deeper into the pockets of the unemployed and the poorest of the poor when he will not even touch the privileges granted to the wealthiest? Will the minister admit that he caved in to the pressures of wealthy families and party friends?