Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. parliamentary secretary a question. It is nice to hear the kettle calling the pot black. The present Canadian heritage minister said in this House that everyone knows the GST is largely responsible for a flood of cross border shopping that is costing thousands of Canadian jobs.
Why is the parliamentary secretary pursuing the GST policy and killing the jobs of Canadians with a tax that places a heavy burden on our tourist industry? I think the Bloc has very legitimate cause for feeling a little hurt by the GST. That was the comment of the present heritage minister.
I would like to ask the hon. parliamentary secretary how he justifies that comment?