Mr. Speaker, the effect of the CPP premium hike will be to take away a week's wages from a person earning less than $35,000 a year.
The finance minister could lower the tax burden on these Canadians by offsetting the CPP hikes with a more substantial EI premium cut than he has been willing to make to date.
Even the government's watchdog states EI premiums should be much lower than they are.
Why does the finance minister insist on taxing Canadians who can least afford it?