Madam Speaker, I am not sure how the GST got in here. I did not promise to get rid of the GST, and many of us on this side of the House did not. I remind the member that when he is talking about debt, when we took office 36 cents of every revenue dollar went to service the debt. We used to have that day in July or August which was the day when we finished paying. Now that is 27 cents on every revenue dollar, which is a 25% increase and which accounts a great deal for our being to put more money into the programs that Canadians want and need.
In the House of Commons on March 2nd, 1999. See this statement in context.