Mr. Speaker, during his speech the leader of the Conservative Party mentioned that the after tax income of Americans was some $30,000 and of Canadians was only $17,000, if I heard him correctly.
He failed to mention that there are differences in the two income tax systems. In Canada we have a child tax benefit which is outside the tax system. We also have a GST credit which is outside the tax system. We also have government paid health services that we pay in our tax system which is not covered in the U.S. by its tax system. In addition, the social fabric of the U.S. does not respect—