Of course, Mr. Speaker, that is a quote taken out of context. It is from a much larger statement made by the finance minister. He was referring to the findings of the provincial government's own task force. That is what the provincial government's own task force said. These are not the words of the Minister of Finance. He is quoting from the provincial government's own task force, which said that the marginal effective tax rate in Ontario is the least competitive in the industrialized world, and it is not just how high Ontario's taxes are, it is how it collects them.
We have to change. Ontario has to get away from the retail sales tax, that old PST. We have to get to a value added tax or, even better, a harmonized sales tax in Ontario, so that we do not tax investment in the province of Ontario, so that business people will not have the reins taken away from them. They can compete, create jobs and wealth, and create the Ontario that has long been the shining star of Canada's economy and the economy of the entire G-7.
That is what was inherited. That is what we want back. That is why the Minister of Finance is out there talking about what can be done to recreate that strong, robust Ontario economy. I believe in it. He believes in it. So do the members of the Conservative government.