Mr. Speaker, when Reform members talk about paystubs they should at least have the courtesy of bringing into the House paystubs that reflect today's reality. They bring in and talk about paystubs that do not even implement the measures we brought in in 1999.
With the measures this year, and we do not need to go over them all again, the tax reductions are significant. On average Canadians will receive a tax cut of 15% and if that is combined with the past budgets it is an average of 22%. Some Canadians will receive a tax cut of 45%.
The member talks about the Canada pension plan. With respect, he still does not get it. I have explained it to him before and he still does not get it, but I will explain it briefly for the House. The Canada pension plan is a funded pension plan with employer and employee contributions. Those funds go into a separate pension plan. They do not come near consolidated revenue. Last year we implemented the measures that will keep the Canada pension plan on a sound footing into the future. The member needs to distinguish between CPP and other tax reductions.