Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
In the infamous red book there is a promise by those who were running for government that they would eliminate the GST. The Prime Minister last summer stated that in the February 1996 budget the government would outline a replacement for the GST. No mention was made on Wednesday by the Minister of Finance of GST reform in his finance minister's economic and fiscal update.
Is it still the intent of the Minister of Finance to tell the people of Canada how he is going to recommend eliminating the GST?