Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her question which allows me to correct and clarify some misunderstandings on this subject.
The GST credit is for low income Canadians. For example, a Canadian family of four with a family income of $38,000 would be above the limit for any GST credit. Eligibility is based on family income and this reflects the situation of these low income Canadians.
I should add, however, that it is net income that creates the entitlement to the GST credit. There may be cases of people with high nominal incomes but low net incomes who can in fact obtain benefit from the system through the GST credit. We are doing our best to tighten up the system.