And this, Mr. Speaker, is coming from the party that is on record for praising our efforts at harmonizing the GST. This is the party that worked with us constructively to ensure that we had a more competitive tax system. This is the tax that, harmonized in the Atlantic provinces, is being bragged about by the premiers as offering a competitive advantage to those who have not harmonized.
If they want to get rid of the $18 billion without blowing our deficit to pieces, let them tell us how.