Mr. Speaker, once we clear past all the smoke and mirrors accounting and spin from yesterday's budget, what do we find? Surprise, surprise. The taxes of Canadians are actually going up and not down as a result of yesterday's budget. That is because of the minister's annual payroll tax grab and bracket creep.
I have a very simple question. After all the bafflegab is taken out, why are taxes going up by $2.2 billion in this budget instead of down?