Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his comments. I am surprised when we are told that this is simply a vehicle for creating options and that it is a pretty soft approach and we should not worry about it.
I think there has to be an acknowledgement that there have been serious concerns raised about this proposal. If it is simply a vehicle for creating options and choices then where are the provinces lined up all raring for this to go? That does not appear to be evident. It is quite the contrary. There is opposition. There are serious doubts about whether this, as the minister has said, would simplify and streamline the system. What does that mean?
What is the downside of that, what are the costs of creating a massive new bureaucracy that allegedly will simplify and streamline the collection of these revenues?
I reiterate that there are questions of accountability raised by the provinces and by experts in the field who are still saying to the government that there needs to be further review and there needs to further work before this proposal is moved on.
I do not think the minister can escape the reality that the provinces are not lining up at the door to move ahead with this proposal. On the contrary, they are casting doubt and they have many questions and concerns about this proposal which I think should cause the government to go back to square one, back to its advisory committees or whatever processes are in place to look at the fundamentals of this bill and look at where it went wrong.