Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we do realize the urgency of this. As the minister has said, we need to get this through for some certainty, not only for the provinces but also for the businesses that operate there.
I would like to read a quote to the minister from Dwight Duncan, our minister's colleague in Ontario. He said:
Ontarians have a great track record of success when we work together to build a better future for our children.
Our goal is a better future powered by a stronger economy. The next step we must take to get there is tax reform.
Specifically, today we propose three significant tax changes.
First, a single value-added sales tax for Ontario.
Second, permanent personal tax relief and three direct payments to Ontarians as we transition to a single sales tax.
Third, comprehensive corporate tax reforms to permanently and significantly reduce business taxes for large and small enterprises across the province.
I ask the finance minister if that indeed is what he has heard from his colleague in Ontario as being very important to them?