Mr. Speaker, it is not only the Minister of Finance who thinks payroll taxes are a job killer. One very prominent Canadian asked that the federal government recognize the terrible effect of payroll taxes, particularly on small businesses. He further stated that an EI premium increase was a tax on jobs.
Do members know who said that? It was none other than the Minister of Transport.
Why will the government not listen to its own ministers and quash this job-killing payroll tax?