Mr. Speaker, my question is for the member who just spoke and it concerns taxes. As long as we have been here I think we have proposed that taxes should be cut. We have proposed that the debt should be reduced, thereby reducing interest payments and freeing up more taxpayer money to pay for the programs we value. The economy should be kick started by giving substantial tax cuts, not the kind the Liberal government keeps giving.
My question is one of curiosity. Maybe I will speak slowly and the member can answer me quietly so that no one else will hear. During the run-up to the budget the Minister of Finance and the Prime Minister, in responding to questions about tax cuts, quite often totally denied that tax cuts were in the works. The Prime Minister on one occasion even said that they would not cut taxes, that it was not the Canadian thing to do. I would like to know exactly what helped to change their minds. I am curious about the process and I am very glad they are moving toward reducing taxes. When we form the government we will go the rest of the way and do it right.