Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's question. I have a high regard for his opinion.
Certainly over the period of 1993 until now I have had a couple of questions on taxation, no question about that. However, it certainly is not the issue that he thinks it is which is the one in his riding in B.C. He may want to speak to the B.C. government about that because the rate of federal taxation in Ontario is the same as it is in British Columbia.
He suggests that our tax rates are the highest in the industrialized world or something along those lines. I understand, when we factor in our universal medicare, payroll taxes, sales taxes and so on, we are in the middle of the pack when it comes to the industrialized nations.