Mr. Speaker, first we are talking about a replacement tax that would make it better for consumers and better for small business.
Second, as with any tax, a subsequent government or this government is capable of dealing with it. There is nothing in any single tax that would so bind a government, either federal or provincial, that it could not deal with it and not deal with its own revenues.
The government is going to do what it said in the red book. It is going to do what was promised on page 22. That is what was promised Canadians. The tax system will be dealt with in a way that will allow Canadian companies to create jobs, allow them to be competitive and allow consumers to have a lower rate. In fact, we are going to do a great deal to make this economy better and better and better.