Mr. Speaker, this morning I heard a number of my colleagues comment on the budget.
I hear my colleagues opposite saying that we are tearing at our clothing, bleating and taking pleasure in criticizing for the sake of it. This morning, I would simply like to comment on the budget, particularly table 6.4 on page 138, where they brag about lowering Canadians' taxes.
Looking at this table—and I am not the one saying it, it is the Minister of Finance who prepared it—we see that a Canadian or a Quebecker earning up to $40,000 will save $114.75 a year. If we divide that by 365 days, it amounts to about 30 cents a day, not even enough for a cup of coffee.
A single taxpayer earning $1 million will pocket over $8,000, and the bank president will save $30,000.
So my question to the hon. member is this: Would indexing the tax tables not be a fairer way to provide tax relief?