Mr. Speaker, I wanted to point out that after this budgetary process, Canada will have the highest air security fee taxes in the world.
Every Canadian air passenger in this country will be paying the highest taxes in the world. The Americans are paying in the neighbourhood of a $5 fee, and Canadians will be paying triple or quadruple that. When the Canadian government talks about being competitive with its greatest trading partner, the United States, how can this be an issue of trying to be competitive with the United States when it has now raised our taxes to be the highest in the world?
At a time when the government claims it is reducing taxes for corporations, does the member see some inconsistencies in the government's approach to taxation?