Mr. Speaker, in his budget speech, the PQ Minister of Finance announced that he was declaring war on "tax offenders". He said: "Before thinking about increasing the taxpayers' burden, we must make sure that everyone pays the government what they owe".
This is the same minister who, on February 8, made the following comment about the division of Canada's debt should Quebec become independent: "This is not our debt. It is Canada's debt". Yesterday, speaking before a student audience, he suggested that a separate Quebec may not assume its share of the debt.
How much confidence can the people of Quebec put in a finance minister who publicly tells taxpayers: "Do as I say, not as I do". On October 30, the people will say No to this kind of double talk.