Mr. Speaker, the people of Louis-Hébert are furious this tax season.
Filing a tax return is bad enough as it is. There is certainly no need to complicate things unnecessarily, but that is what this government is doing by not sending the forms to everyone who wants them.
Not everyone can use a software program or hire an accountant to file their tax return. The Minister of National Revenue should know that. She once ran a tax preparation program for seniors.
We are getting calls at our constituency offices from angry citizens, including an 80-year-old woman who thinks that this is unacceptable.
People are upset that they cannot get their forms by mail, cannot reach anyone by phone in a timely fashion, and cannot find the full tax form package where they are supposed to be able to get it.
We cannot reduce paper use on the backs of people who have no alternative. It is unacceptable.
I am calling on the Minister of National Revenue to listen to reason and respect the choice of every taxpayer the next time.