Mr. Speaker, just before the budget was brought down I presented petitions against tax increases from all over Canada signed by 20,431 people. Ever since the budget came down, more of these petitions have been pouring in.
Today 16,967 more petitioners, for a grand total of 38,297 people from all over Canada, 11,711 of them from my own constituency, together pray-and unlike some prayers this prayer may be in vain-that Parliament reduce spending instead of increasing taxes and implement a taxpayer protection act to limit federal spending as well.
I could not concur more strongly with all 39,000 petitioners.