Mr. Speaker, as far as I know, the Prime Minister's arguments do not release him from his commitments. He was elected on the basis that he would not increase taxes during the first two years of his mandate.
I want to ask the Prime Minister whether he agrees that during the past year, his government's failure to cut spending was mainly responsible for increasing mortgage costs by up to $200 per month for the same taxpayers who would be affected by his surtax.