Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the hon. member used the Tim Hortons card. It always comes out.
I just want to change my tack a little bit. We have businesses in my riding. In particular, the member may have heard of the Persian Man. Of course Thunder Bay is very famous for Persians, in direct competition with the company he just mentioned. The government's support of HST in Ontario will cause hardship for many, many small businesses and for the consumers in my riding.
The hon. member talked about recovery, which in his books really means consumer purchasing, I wonder how he thinks the HST will help that.