Madam Speaker, I am certainly old enough to remember the 1984 to 1993 timeframe. I also remember the change from the manufacturers' sales tax to the GST. When I compare the two, I see that in fact the take from the GST is probably 50 to 100 times larger than the take from the old manufacturers' sales tax.
I would like to ask the member from the Conservative Party if the changes that were instituted by Mr. Mulroney and company were not the start of the gigantic tax increases that we are living with today? I would like to have an answer to that.