Mr. Speaker, I listened very attentively to the comments made by my colleague from the Reform Party and I would like to tell this House that the difference between the Reform Party and the Liberal Party is that the former apparently wants to make cuts and take away from this country's middle class and low wage earners, while the latter have hesitations. They do not know whether they should make the wealthy pay more taxes. They do not dare.
During the last recess, I had the pleasure of meeting with one of my constituents, a wise old man, who told me that the rich will end up paying for the deficit because the middle class is overtaxed and the poor do not have any more money. The question I want to ask my colleague is this: Does he not believe that the time has come to collect the money from those who have benefited the most from this system in the last 30 years, namely Canadians and Quebecers who have money today and do not pay their fair share, by taxing them?