Mr. Speaker, it is a shame that the hon. member for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques is in such a bad mood this afternoon. I think it has nothing to do with the announcement the Minister of Finance and I made today about the contribution rate.
It probably has more to do with the fact that the hon. member for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques having lost his provincial election in both Riviève-du-Loup and Kamouraska, where he had worked very hard just recently.
The reason for his bad mood cannot be found in the fact that we have lowered the contribution rate for the fifth consecutive year. It is the lowest it has been in Canada in more than eight years.