Mr. Speaker, some Canadians actually call surpluses that a government has “overtaxation”. I am not sure there is a difference. However, we have said that, once we reach balance and start looking at possible surpluses, we will look for ways to give that money back to the very folks it belongs to. This is just another of some of the 181 ways, I guess we could say, that the Conservative government has found to reduce the tax burden on seniors, farmers, students, single parents, couples, and the list goes on.
My question for the member is this. Of the 181 times we have recommended lowering taxes to one sector or another—in this case income splitting for couples—could he name just one that his New Democratic Party supported for lowering taxes on Canadians? I would be happy with one.