Mr. Speaker, is the member saying that we should be thankful that the finance minister having seen the error of his ways has decided to make a revision? Bearing in mind that the very low income people we are talking about did not know this was going to be happening, are we supposed to be thankful? Or should we not be critical of the finance minister by virtue of the fact that he is doing the legislation retroactively? Why in 1997 when the 35th Parliament was sitting, did the finance minister not come forward and give these people a little relief?
In the House of Commons on October 20th, 1997. See this statement in context.