Madam Speaker, I would like to commend the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley for his fantastic speech.
One of the things that we both agree on adamantly is how the implementation of the HST is going to affect low-income earners and even middle-income families. Families are going to have less disposable income because they will have to spend more on the essentials. They will have to spend more more on things like haircuts and shoes under $30.
I do not know many families that can actually buy shoes that are over $30 if they have four kids. What we are doing is attacking families that have children.
I would like to hear the member's comments on implementing a new tax that is actually going to affect low-income and medium-income families.