Mr. Speaker, I want to start today by acknowledging the amazing work that is being done by my colleague from Victoria on this file. He has been very diligent and has done his research, along with my other colleagues. I am so proud of the fact that he has put this motion forward.
We can start talking about credibility when we look at the wording of the motion. The motion asks the House to condemn the tax hikes introduced by the government in budget 2013 on hospital parking, bicycles, baby strollers, coffee makers, iPads and other goods and services, which break the promise the government made to Canadians during the last election. I am sure every member in the House would agree with that.
I have sat in the House today and heard the word “credibility” over and over again. Let me just throw out a few quotes here. In 2008, Stephen Harper promised Canadians—