Mr. Speaker, the member raises a question which I understand has been discussed before the finance committee. It is a concern. There are always problems in any tax system which will create a glitch here or there. The one about the doctors is one that has to be faced.
As the hon. member well knows, doctors are paid at rates set by the provinces. The integrated tax is a tax that is being developed by both the province and the federal government together. It seems to me that where this must be addressed, and where it would be equitable for it to be addressed, would be at the provincial level. The provincial governments in question should be looking at the impact of the tax-after all they are party to this-on the medical profession and ensuring that the medical profession will be properly compensated for any inequities that are being imposed on them from the tax.
I do not see why this poses any problem. There might be some eventual time difference in terms of finding the correct solution to this, but there is no principal problem that the tax itself imposes.
There is the need for a political recognition that this is an issue and has to be addressed. It does not have to be addressed through the tax itself. It has to be addressed through the proper compensation scheme set by the province. I think that is the answer to that problem.