Mr. Speaker, I gather that the Minister of Revenue has decided not to engage my colleague from Kings—Hants in his comments on the minister's bill, which is unfortunate.
The hon. member spoke about the need for tax reform. I share his concern, as I expressed at the conclusion of my remarks, that this government seems to be more concerned about figuring out how it can most effectively pluck the goose—that is to say, the taxpayer—rather than how it can provide real tax reform to create real incentives for people to work, to save, to invest and to compete.
Could the hon. member enlighten us as to how he would, in broad terms, reform the tax code which right now imposes such an enormous burden on Canadian taxpayers?