Mr. Speaker, I see it is coming close to the end of the day. Whether I want to start another speech or ask another question is a moot point so I will just ask a question at the moment of my hon. colleague who represents the New Democratic Party.
That party always seems to be more in favour of regulation and programs. It always wants to come up with another way to help people through more taxes and more programs.
We are dealing with the Budget Implementation Act. The Minister of Finance is sitting on a bundle of cash augmented by $30 billion the government will take out of the civil service pension plan. Putting that aside, he is now sitting on substantial amounts of cash courtesy of Canadian taxpayers because taxes have not been cut yet.
As a member of the New Democratic Party, does the member for Palliser feel that we have some leeway with deciding whether we will reduce taxes or have more programs? Is it more beneficial that we have tax relief for Canadians right across the board so everybody can start breathing more easily and have some money in their pockets to pay their bills? Or, does he believe that we take it now that we have it and use it for some other program?