Madam Speaker, I would like to tell the revenue minister that I will be addressing the minority report when I give my speech.
Concerning her comments and speech, the issue is twofold: what politicians or candidates say when they run for election versus what they do once they get into government. That is what is at issue here. When the Deputy Prime Minister ran as a Liberal candidate she said that if elected, the Liberal government would abolish the GST or she would quit. She believed it was time politicians kept their promise. She said words to that effect. Now, as Deputy Prime Minister the difference is: "If we do not replace the GST I will resign" and there is nothing about politicians keeping their promise.
At issue here with the GST is the language and rhetoric used is stronger at the door and implies or suggests so that people who are listening infer a different concept than what is in the red book. I will acknowledge that what is in the red book and always has been there is replace, replace, replace.
Now let us go to the next promise. In 1993 the current Prime Minister said: "We will replace it by 1995". What year is it now?