Madam Speaker, I could not help but hear the hon. member's answer when he said that lower tax rates would benefit all Canadians and everything else. If that is indeed the case in the mining sector, then why would the government impose additional taxes on the natural health food products that were introduced last Christmas? Why is there an additional tax burden on the airline industry? Why are there additional tax burdens on the railway industry? Many other sectors have faced increased taxes.
If what he is saying is absolutely correct, if we take the bureaucratic notes that he has read verbatim to be the facts and this particular industry is going to get massive tax reductions and incentives to do its work, why does that same rule not apply to all other sectors of our economy?