Mr. Speaker, it is amazing what can sneak up on you in a mandate.
The Prime Minister told the country in 1993 that he would scrap the GST, but he was just crying wolf. Last year he said that 50% of any surplus would be split between tax relief and debt reduction. Now he has just admitted that he is crying wolf again. The finance minister also says “No problem. We don't really need to keep our word”.
Let me ask the Prime Minister what happened between the promise and the present.