Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. The Toronto Star quotes the chairman of the finance committee, which must submit its report on an alternative to the GST on June 1. The committee chairman, the member for Downsview, suggests that a single sales tax must be contemplated and that such a tax should be
hidden to reduce the anger and frustration of consumers when they realize they are paying 15 per cent tax on the sales price.
Can the Minister of Finance assure us that he has ruled out the finance committee chairman's suggestion to put in place a single national sales tax collected by Ottawa?