Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Kamloops for backing up so many of the concerns of the Reform Party. We have been saying for months that the CPP increase was simply an increase in payroll taxes. The member for Kamloops just confirmed that, and we appreciate it.
We also talked about and will continue to talk about the detrimental effect this tax hike will have on jobs. The member for Kamloops agrees. He knows very well that taxes kill jobs. We thank him for that.
He also talked about people having much less disposable income and not having as much money to spend in their communities. We thank him for that. Perhaps we should invite him over to sit with us. He sounds so much like a Reformer that I had to look twice to see who was doing the talking.
He did voice some concerns. The Reform Party has come up with a very credible alternative to the government proposal. As mentioned by the member for Calgary—Nose Hill, it has been submitted to think-tanks and the C. D. Howe Institute. They have all said the numbers work.
Precisely what alternative plan, if any, has the NDP Party created that it can offer as a viable and rational alternative to the disaster the Liberal Party has come up with? What specifically? Is there a plan? Does the NDP have a plan or is it just simply criticizing, hoping to come up with one as soon as it can?