Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has made a calculation error.
When we came to power, contributions were $3.07. They are now $2.20. That is a drop of $6.8 billion. Reducing contributions puts money back into the pockets of Canadians.
In the House of Commons on December 11th, 2001. See this statement in context.
The BudgetOral Question Period
December 11th, 2001 / 2:35 p.m.
LaSalle—Émard Québec
Liberal
Paul Martin LiberalMinister of Finance
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has made a calculation error.
When we came to power, contributions were $3.07. They are now $2.20. That is a drop of $6.8 billion. Reducing contributions puts money back into the pockets of Canadians.
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