Mr. Speaker, the hope the member talks about should be the hope of the millions of Canadians who have been driven into the ground by the oppressive tax regime of this Liberal government. That is the hope the Reform Party holds out for Canadians, that some day when this government is replaced by a fiscally responsible government, by a government that recognizes the hard work and the sacrifice made by hardworking Canadians, we will give them the tax relief this government will not.
We want to talk not in rhetoric as the previous members did but in facts. Let us look at the Liberal record since 1993.
Since 1993 the average working Canadian has seen his paycheque decrease by over $2,200 in increased taxes, increased taxes per Canadian worker.
The average Canadian household has seen a decrease in disposable income by over $4,000. That is over $4,000 that families cannot spend on food and clothing and education, let alone try to save any money.
We have also seen the overall taxes increased by this government by 40—