Madam Speaker, I thought I heard that the member opposite wished to obtain a tax cut in the area of the GST. Does the member know how much the GST raised for the federal government? What was the net effect of the moneys that were raised? How much did that contribute to the federal treasury? Has the member contemplated how much a one point reduction in the GST would cost the federal treasury? Is that one point reduction in the GST a priority the member would put in precedence to all other priorities?
Does the member know whether the consumption taxes set out in this country are comparable to consumption taxes in other jurisdictions?