Mr. Speaker, that is a complete fabrication on the part of the Prime Minister. The HST memorandum of agreement says:
Canada and British Columbia will use their best efforts to enter [a harmonized tax deal] on or before September 30, 2009.
We know that the federal government did not consult with anybody, least of all the taxpayers, before it went along and pushed this new tax increase. Since today is the deadline for the B.C. agreement, could the Prime Minister tell us if he has either already signed it or that he is going to postpone the harmonized sales tax deal, reveal the details, and give more time for the citizens to say that they do not want his new tax?