Mr. Speaker, I neglected to congratulate the member for Richmond on posing his first question in the House, and I would like to congratulate him. I wish I could congratulate the financial critic who was in New York with me at the time we had discussions with representatives of the American business community.
They seemed to understand that Canadian corporate taxes will be lower than those of the United States. They understood that our capital gains taxes are now lower than those of the United States. They also understood that our treatment of stock options is more generous than in the United States. If they understand it in the States, why does the critic for the Alliance not understand it?