Madam Chair, I was pleased to hear the finance minister talk about taxation. We have had taxation in Manitoba under the Doer government. Lorne Calvert and other NDP governments across Canada balanced the books repeatedly, over and over, but at the same time they took care of the social welfare of people.
If we want to talk about a corporate tax rate that is competitive with the United States, fine. However, the Americans are at 36% and we are dropping to 15%. Where is the competition? That is ridiculous.
The Conservatives are taking the fiscal capacity out of the country to take care of our seniors. They are taking $14 billion to $16 billion a year out of the fiscal capacity to do what is necessary for a better country. That may be humourous to them, but because of it people are suffering.