Mr. Speaker, I would like us to deal with what we can deal with in the House. I would like the government to deal with that.
Canadian truckers have seen a 40% increase in the cost of diesel fuel and are facing difficult decisions about keeping their rigs on the road. We must think about the effect on our economy if those trucks do not deliver.
The Minister of Finance keeps saying that he has to talk to the provinces. He never talked to the provinces when he raised the taxes, so why talk to the provinces when he has to lower them?
Will the minister commit right here and now to cut in half the excise tax on diesel fuel?