Mr. Speaker, it is always good to hear about other communities across our great country.
The member may recall that in the finance minister's presentation of the budget there was tax relief, particularly for low and modest income Canadians.
I looked at the budget documents. Table A5.2 has a chart that shows the total income of individuals from $10,000 up to $150,000 and calculates what the total tax relief will be in 2009. It shows that for someone making $30,000 a year in 2009, the total tax savings will be $369 for the year. For someone making $100,000 or more a year, the total tax savings will be $731, about twice as much.
I have seen far too many examples of where people throw language around to suggest they are doing things when the numbers show it is different. This is very explicit case. It is not low and middle-income Canadians. In fact, the highest income Canadians are going to get the highest benefit from these tax cuts.
I hope the member agrees that they should have been limited to those who really need the money in their pockets.