They groan. My PC friends groan whenever the name is mentioned. I can understand why. That government raised taxes 71 times in nine years. It was a shameful record that increased taxes on the middle class family by nearly $3,000 a year. It was a record that deindexed the tax bracket so that middle income earners were pushed into a higher bracket.
In response to the hon. member's question, this government has now raised taxes at last count 36 times. However after the CPP it will be 37 times. After the seniors benefit it will be 38 times. We have lost count how many times this government has raised taxes. All I know is that billions and billions of dollars representing hope and opportunity for the future has been taxed away.