Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
The Minister of Finance has intentionally not ruled out the possibility of taxing RRSPs in his next budget. This is what Alain Dubuc, an editorialist at the daily newspaper La Presse , had to say about this:
"-a tax that would affect the living conditions of present and future retirees counting on this income in good faith is immoral."
He goes on to say:
"It is the most outrageous idea conveyed by a minister of finance in a long time."
In the interest of the already overtaxed middle class, I give the Minister of Finance another chance to end the speculation about taxing RRSPs. Can he undertake today not to tax RRSPs in his next budget?