Madam Speaker, I was surprised to hear the member for Durham say that the budget contained all sorts of tax breaks.
Who gets the biggest tax breaks? I will tell you, Madam Speaker. Those earning $250,000 and over. Their tax bill will be reduced by $3,800. As for those earning $30,000 to $70,000, the middle-income earners who have footed most of the bill for cleaning up the nation's finances, their tax break is between $50 and $300 a year.
This is an insult. I would suggest that the member for Durham really read the budget documents and quit being a doormat like his colleagues.