Mr. Speaker, what happened in 1989 is that we were objecting to the increasing taxation as we headed into a period of recession, which is what the previous government did. Since that time obviously Canadians have suffered. Fortunately, if we take a look at what has happened, in 1996-97 family disposable income rose and the net worth of Canadians increased.
In the House of Commons on November 17th, 1998. See this statement in context.