Mr. Speaker, unfortunately the finance critic for the Bloc Quebecois is raising his voice; gone are the measured and professional tones of yesterday. In addition, he is also misrepresenting the report.
I can tell you that as far as the notion of deferred taxes is concerned, we have looked, and will continue to look, for loopholes.
I would just like to quote one other person with almost the same philosophy: "As for taxing corporations more directly, as recommended by the Bloc Quebecois's finance critic, this cuts their profits, reduces their interest in investing and results in fewer jobs. Furthermore, the higher Quebec's tax burden, the less foreign companies will be interested in investing in that province and creating jobs there". This statement was made by Bernard Landry, Quebec's finance minister. He is right, and the Bloc Quebecois's finance critic is wrong.