Mr. Speaker, I have thought through the consequences for a wide group of people, including the ones I talked about, persons with disabilities in family situations.
Often for people who are in business, as I was in my previous life before I came to the House of Commons, income splitting was a common thing that went hand in hand with owning one's own business. A husband and wife were able to contribute to the business and split their incomes. In situations with persons, let us say, who are unable to work, this is of even greater benefit. These people are typically at the low and middle-income levels. I totally support our government moving forward on income splitting. I see a benefit for those families in situations where one of the potential earners cannot find work. The income can be split from one to the other and greatly benefit those in the low- to middle-income levels.