Mr. Speaker, I am really surprised that a member of the Reform Party would stand and say that because a person has worked in a factory in Detroit they should pay less money than if they worked in a factory in Windsor. I am astonished at his viewpoint.
Fairness in taxation should be fairness for all Canadians, not a few. When we are talking about fairness in taxation there is absolutely no question that if we only charge taxes on 50% of the income, those folks who are only paying the tax on 50% of their income are being taxed less than every other Canadian. There is no logical reason for that to happen here in this country. When we talk about fairness it is not that we have changed the rate. Fairness is that all Canadians whether they earn their income in the United States, Great Britain, Canada or Germany, should pay their Canadian taxes in some equal and fair fashion.
The Reform Party is suggesting because we are putting up somebody's taxes a slight amount that it is not fair. That is incorrect. They did have a tremendous extra benefit that made no sense in Canada. We gave all of those folks who earned their income in the United States and came back to Canada their health care, medical care, the social benefits that they receive in Canada and at the same time we are asking them to pay approximately the same amount of taxes as all other Canadians.
I do not understand why the Reform Party would suggest that some Canadians pay less taxes than others on the same income. That is unfair.