Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his comments on the Conservatives' efforts to raise taxes that are really going to hurt the average Canadian family. We have heard about taxes on school supplies, bicycles, shoes, iPads, iPods and hospital parking. I want to talk about the latter.
A few years ago, we had a family member who had a sudden illness and was in the hospital for about six weeks. Every family hopes to avoid something like that, but sometimes family members are in hospital for weeks or sometimes months. I know we were at the hospital every single day, and boy, the parking adds up. For an average family, paying that every single day as an unexpected charge can really hit a family hard at a time when they are already down with a family illness.
Could the hon. member comment on why the Conservative government would possibly hit Canadians while they are trying to deal with a family emergency like a major illness?