Very briefly, Mr. Speaker, the member referred to single moms, and I think he was referring to lone parents. When it is considered what we have contributed in terms of improvements in the child tax benefit and the national child benefit, for lone parents, when the child is taken as an equivalent to married, plus the value of the child tax benefit, it means that they can earn $20,000 without paying a penny of tax. If they earn $30,000, they would pay about 10% tax. If they earn $40,000, they would pay only about $5,000 or 12% tax. I think this is important. Maybe the member would suggest at what level of taxable income he feels that Canadians should start paying any tax.
In the House of Commons on February 25th, 2003. See this statement in context.