Mr. Speaker, we are in the next budget going to deal with all levels of government spending in all areas. There should be no doubt about this government's determination to break the back of the deficit. We are going to do that. We are going to do it fairly because fairness is the essence of Canadians
supporting a government's action in facing up to this burden. We are going to do it that way. Taxation may or may not be part of it.
The debate that I continue to have with hon. members opposite is the supposition that the current system is perfect, that there is no need for further fairness to be built in, that there is no need for further efficiency. That is wrong. The tax system must evolve. The tax system must be improved. We intend to make it happen.
In terms of job creation, 460,000-odd jobs have been created in this country. It is the best job creation record of any country in the G-7. I am damned proud of what we are doing.