Mr. Speaker, with respect to Motion No. 2, which my hon. colleague will be speaking to in a few moments, I might reserve my comments, as the same issue comes up later on. It does speak to the issue of books and the possibility of zero rating books and deleting the rebate which has been provided for in Bill C-70.
We feel quite strongly that the provision with respect to the purchases of books by certain libraries and public institutions responds very directly to the concerns of those who care about the important issue of literacy in this country, that the proposal instead that we are going to hear about in a few moments would be costly and not effective in responding to the literacy needs of this country.
The provinces that are harmonizing at this time are also offering point of sale rebates which will also go a long way toward addressing some of these concerns. I will reserve my further comments for later on.