Mr. Speaker, there is no divergence from what the Prime Minister has said, what the Minister of Finance has said and what the former Deputy Prime Minister has said.
The fact is this government is committed to the elimination of the goods and services tax. We are achieving that goal by the vehicle of harmonization of sales taxes with the provinces which is now well in train. I think in the next few months we will see even further progress on this issue.
This government is working to fulfil its promises and is doing so in a very difficult financial context. Despite the best of intentions
sometimes reality confronts us. The Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister have been very open and forthright in admitting that.