Mr. Speaker, it is quite a source of amusement for me to sit here and hear that NDP member say that they have listened to the people and that the people have said they do not want higher taxes.
Let us look at the record. We brought in tax reductions for all Canadians in our last budget. The NDP voted against it. We reduced the GST to 6% from 7%. The NDP voted against that. We further reduced the GST to 5%. The NDP voted against that. We brought in tax-cutting measures at every step of the way for personal income taxes and business taxes. Every time we brought in a tax reduction regime or piece of legislation contained in our budget, the NDP voted against that measure.
I find it amazing that the member would have the unmitigated gall to stand in the House now and try to pretend that her party is actually in favour of lowering taxes. They have never been in favour of lowering taxes in the past, and they will not be in the future.